NetSec-Architect Practice Question: NGFW And Cloud Delivered Security Services Architecture
An architect is designing an advanced SSL/TLS Decryption architecture to inspect encrypted traffic while complying with privacy regulations. Which THREE of the following architectural considerations are best practices for forward proxy decryption? (Choose three)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Utilize Decryption Forwarding and Decryption Filtering to maintain visibility into session metadata even when full payload decryption is bypassed.
Best practices for SSL decryption include bypassing sensitive categories (finance/healthcare), ensuring internal client trust of the forward proxy CA certificate, and implementing Decryption Filtering to log sessions without decrypting sensitive categories.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Decrypt all traffic indiscriminately, including banking and medical records, to achieve 100% visibility regardless of privacy regulations.
Why it's wrong here
Indiscriminate decryption violates privacy laws and user trust.
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Utilize Decryption Forwarding and Decryption Filtering to maintain visibility into session metadata even when full payload decryption is bypassed.
Why this is correct
Decryption filtering and logging provide session metadata visibility without violating privacy.
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Store the private key of the forward proxy CA certificate unencrypted in a public AWS S3 bucket for easy disaster recovery.
Why it's wrong here
Storing private keys unencrypted in public buckets represents a catastrophic security vulnerability.
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Bypass decryption for sensitive traffic categories such as financial services, healthcare, and government portals to comply with privacy regulations.
Why this is correct
Bypassing sensitive categories prevents legal and privacy compliance violations.
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Install the enterprise forward proxy CA certificate onto all managed client endpoints' trusted root certificate stores.
Why this is correct
Endpoints must trust the proxy CA to prevent certificate warning errors when traffic is re-signed.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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