NETSEC ProDemo

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This certification validates knowledge and understanding of all products and services in Palo Alto Networks' network security solution, including entry-level maintenance, configuration, installation, and deployment. It is designed for networking and security professionals who install, deploy, operate, or administer Palo Alto Networks network security products. Passing demonstrates practical foundational ability to use and maintain the platform and perform basic product installation and deployment.

Exam Topics

  • Palo Alto Networks Network Security Overview50%
  • Entry-Level Maintenance, Configuration, Installation, and Deployment50%

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QuestionQ1

Palo Alto Networks Network Security Overview

When a rule is configured to block the upload of all Portable Executable (PE) files, which log type displays blocked files that attempt to pass through the network?

  • A Traffic
  • B Data filtering
  • C URL filtering
  • D Threat
Explanation

Palo Alto Networks File Blocking profiles generate Data Filtering log entries for detected and blocked file types. A block action for PE files is therefore recorded in the Data Filtering log.

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QuestionQ2

Palo Alto Networks Network Security Overview

Which two features can a network administrator use to troubleshoot a Prisma Access mobile user issue in which the user cannot access SaaS applications?

Choose two
  • A Autonomous Digital Experience Manager (ADEM) console
  • B Capacity Analyzer
  • C Global Protect logs
  • D SaaS Application Risk Portal
Explanation

Autonomous Digital Experience Manager (ADEM) monitors the end-to-end application experience of GlobalProtect mobile users and helps isolate application-access and performance problems across the path to SaaS services. GlobalProtect logs supply diagnostic, authentication, and user-access information that administrators can use to investigate Prisma Access mobile-user connectivity and access failures.

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QuestionQ3

Entry-Level Maintenance, Configuration, Installation, and Deployment

A primary firewall in a high-availability (HA) pair is currently experiencing a failover issue involving ICMP pings to the secondary device.

Which metric should be reviewed to ensure proper ICMP pings between the firewall pair?

  • A Non-functional state
  • B Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
  • C Link monitoring
  • D Heartbeat polling
Explanation

Heartbeat polling uses ICMP pings over the HA control link to verify that the peer firewall is connected and responsive. Missed heartbeat polls can trigger failover, so this is the relevant HA metric to review. Palo Alto Networks: Failover

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QuestionQ4

Palo Alto Networks Network Security Overview

How does Strata Logging Service help address the continually growing log-retention requirements of a company that uses Prisma Access?

  • A Log traffic using the licensed bandwidth purchased for Prisma Access reduces overhead.
  • B Automatic selection of physical data storage regions decreases adoption time.
  • C It scales to meet the capacity needs of new locations as business grows.
  • D It increases resilience due to decentralized collection and storage of logs.
Explanation

Strata Logging Service provides scalable cloud-based log storage and aggregation for Prisma Access, expanding operational capacity as the business grows and meeting log-capacity requirements for new locations.

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QuestionQ5

Palo Alto Networks Network Security Overview

In what order of precedence is App-ID evaluated and determined?

  • A
    1. ACE cloud2. Content-based3. Custom
  • B
    1. Custom2. ACE cloud3. Content-based
  • C
    1. Content-based2. Custom3. ACE cloud
  • D
    1. Custom2. Content-based3. ACE cloud
Explanation

When App-ID names overlap, custom App-IDs take precedence over all others; predefined content-based App-IDs take precedence over ACE cloud App-ID definitions; and ACE cloud App-IDs have the lowest precedence.

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