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Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification exam is a highly respected certification within the cybersecurity industry. Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer Exam certification validates the skills and knowledge of security engineers who work with Palo Alto Networks security technologies. Candidates must possess a deep understanding of the Palo Alto Networks security platform, including advanced knowledge of firewall configuration, management, and troubleshooting, to successfully pass the exam.


Palo Alto Networks PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Engineer) exam is a certification program designed for IT professionals who specialize in Palo Alto Networks technology. PCNSE exam is intended to test the skills and knowledge of network security engineers who configure and maintain Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls. Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer Exam certification program is a highly respected and globally recognized credential that validates an individual's ability to design, deploy, configure, and manage Palo Alto Networks-based security solutions.


The PCNSE certification exam is designed for security professionals who work with Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewalls and other security technologies. PCNSE exam covers a wide range of topics, including network security concepts, firewall deployment, configuration, and management, VPNs, threat prevention, and troubleshooting. Candidates are expected to have a thorough understanding of network security principles and hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks' firewalls and associated technologies.

 

NEW QUESTION # 27
An administrator needs to upgrade a Palo Alto Networks NGFW to the most current version of PAN-OS software. The firewall has internet connectivity through an Ethernet interface, but no internet connectivity from the management interface. The Security policy has the default security rules and a rule that allows all web- browsing traffic from any to any zone.
What must the administrator configure so that the PAN-OS software can be upgraded?

  • A. Scheduler
  • B. CRL
  • C. Service route
  • D. Security policy rule

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000Clp3CAC


NEW QUESTION # 28
An administrator is considering upgrading the Palo Alto Networks NGFW and central management Panorama version.
What is considered best practice for this scenario?

  • A. Upgrade the firewall first wait at least 24 hours and then upgrade the Panorama version
  • B. Export the device state perform the update, and then import the device state
  • C. Perform the Panorama and firewall upgrades simultaneously
  • D. Upgrade Panorama to a version at or above the target firewall version

Answer: D

Explanation:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-upgrade/upgrade-pan-os/upgrade-the- firewall-pan-os/upgrade-firewalls-using-panorama Make sure Panorama is running the same or a later PAN-OS version than you are upgrading to.


NEW QUESTION # 29
An administrator needs to determine why users on the trust zone cannot reach certain websites. The only information available is shown on the following image. Which configuration change should the administrator make?
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

  • A. Option E
  • B. Option C
  • C. Option A
  • D. Option D
  • E. Option B

Answer: E


NEW QUESTION # 30
An administrator wants to configure the Palo Alto Networks Windows User-ID agent to map IP addresses to usernames.
The company uses four Microsoft Active Directory servers and two Microsoft Exchange servers, which can provide logs for login events.
All six servers have IP addresses assigned from the following subnet: 192.168.28.32/27.
The Microsoft Active Directory servers reside in 192.168.28.32/28, and the Microsoft Exchange servers reside in 192.168.28.48/28.
What information does the administrator need to provide in the User Identification > Discovery section?

  • A. network 192.168.28.32/27 with server type Microsoft
  • B. network 192.168.28.32/28 with server type Microsoft Active Directory and network
    192.168.28.48/28 with server type Microsoft Exchange
  • C. one IP address of a Microsoft Active Directory server and "Auto Discover" enabled to automatically obtain all five of the other servers
  • D. the IP-address and corresponding server type (Microsoft Active Directory or Microsoft Exchange) for each of the six servers

Answer: D

Explanation:
To collect all of the required mappings, the User-ID agent must connect to all servers that your users log in to in order to monitor the security log files on all servers that contain login events.
Auto-discovery locates domain controllers in the local domain only; you must manually add Exchange servers, eDirectory servers, and syslog senders.
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-admin/user-id/map-ip-addresses-to- users/configure-user-mapping-using-the-windows-user-id-agent/configure-the-windows-based- user-id-agent-for-user-mapping


NEW QUESTION # 31
An administrator has configured a pair of firewalls using high availability in Active/Passive mode. Link and Path Monitoring Is enabled with the Failure Condition set to "any." There is one link group configured containing member interfaces ethernet1/1 and ethernet1/2 with a Group Failure Condition set to "all." Which HA state will the Active firewall go into if ethernet1/1 link goes down due to a failure?

  • A. Active
  • B. Non-functional
  • C. Active-Secondary
  • D. Passive

Answer: A


NEW QUESTION # 32
An administrator logs in to the Palo Alto Networks NGFW and reports that the WebUI is missing the Policies tab.
Which profile is the cause of the missing Policies tab?

  • A. Authentication
  • B. WebUI
  • C. Authorization
  • D. Admin Role

Answer: D


NEW QUESTION # 33
Which two are valid ACC GlobalProtect Activity tab widgets? (Choose two)

  • A. GlobalProtect Deployment Activity
  • B. Successful GlobalProtect Connection Activity
  • C. Successful GlobalProtect Deployed Activity
  • D. GlobalProtect Quarantine Activity

Answer: A,D

Explanation:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-new-features/globalprotect-features/enhanced-logging-for-globalprotect.html
The ACC displays a graphical view of user activity in your GlobalProtect deployment on the GlobalProtect Activity tab. The following charts are available: *Successful GlobalProtect Connection Activity *Unsuccessful GlobalProtect Connection Activity *GlobalProtect Deployment Activity


NEW QUESTION # 34
Which is not a valid reason for receiving a decrypt-cert-validation error?

  • A. Untrusted issuer
  • B. Unsupported HSM
  • C. Client authentication
  • D. Unknown certificate status

Answer: B

Explanation:
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/documentation/71/pan-os/newfeaturesguide/networking- features/ssl-ssh-session-end-reasons


NEW QUESTION # 35
Refer to the exhibit.

An administrator is using DNAT to map two servers to a single public IP address. Traffic will be steered to the specific server based on the application, where Host A (10.1.1.100) receives HTTP traffic and HOST B (10.1.1.101) receives SSH traffic.) Which two security policy rules will accomplish this configuration? (Choose two.)

  • A. Untrust (Any) to Untrust (10.1.1.1), web-browsing -Allow
  • B. Untrust (Any) to Untrust (10.1.1.1), ssh -Allow
  • C. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (10.1.1.1), ssh -Allow
  • D. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (10.1.1.100.10.1.1.101), ssh, web-browsing -Allow
  • E. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (10.1.1.1), web-browsing -Allow

Answer: C,E

Explanation:
Explanation
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-0/pan-os-admin/networking/nat/nat-configuration-examples/destinat


NEW QUESTION # 36
A network-security engineer attempted to configure a bootstrap package on Microsoft Azure, but the virtual machine provisioning process failed. In reviewing the bootstrap package, the engineer only had the following directories: /config, /license and /software.
Why did the bootstrap process fail for the VM-Series firewall in Azure?

  • A. All public cloud deployments require the /plugins folder to support proper firewall native integrations
  • B. The /content folder is missing from the bootstrap package
  • C. The VM-Series firewall was not pre-registered in Panorama and prevented the bootstrap process from successfully completing
  • D. The /config or /software folders were missing mandatory files to successfully bootstrap

Answer: B

Explanation:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/vm-series/10-2/vm-series-deployment/bootstrap-the-vm- series-firewall/bootstrap-the-vm-series-firewall-in-azure


NEW QUESTION # 37
During a laptop-replacement project, remote users must be able to establish a GlobalProtect VPN connection to the corporate network before logging in to their new Windows 10 endpoints.
The new laptops have the 5.2.10 GlobalProtect Agent installed, so the administrator chooses to use the Connect Before Logon feature to solve this issue.
What must be configured to enable the Connect Before Logon feature?

  • A. X-Auth Support in the GlobalProtect Gateway Tunnel Settings.
  • B. The Certificate profile in the GlobalProtect Portal Authentication Settings.
  • C. Registry keys on the Windows system.
  • D. The GlobalProtect Portal Agent App Settings Connect Method to Pre-logon then On-demand.

Answer: B


NEW QUESTION # 38
Which CLI command enables an administrator to check the CPU utilization of the dataplane?

  • A. debug data-plane dp-cpu
  • B. show running resource-monitor
  • C. debug running resources
  • D. show system resources

Answer: B

Explanation:
https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000ClXwCAK


NEW QUESTION # 39
A firewall engineer creates a new App-ID report under Monitor > Reports > Application Reports > New Applications to monitor new applications on the network and better assess any Security policy updates the engineer might want to make.
How does the firewall identify the New App-ID characteristic?

  • A. It matches to the New App-IDs downloaded in the last 30 days.
  • B. It matches to the New App-IDs downloaded in the last 90 days.
  • C. It matches to the New App-IDs installed since the last time the firewall was rebooted.
  • D. It matches to the New App-IDs in the most recently installed content releases.

Answer: D

Explanation:
The New App-ID characteristic enables the firewall to monitor new applications on the network, so that the engineer can better assess the security policy updates they might want to make. The New App-ID characteristic always matches to only the new App-IDs in the most recently installed content releases. When a new content release is installed, the New App-ID characteristic automatically begins to match only to the new App-IDs in that content release version. This way, the engineer can see how the newly-categorized applications might impact security policy enforcement and make any necessary adjustments. Reference: Monitor New App-IDs


NEW QUESTION # 40
A company has configured a URL Filtering profile with override action on their firewall. Which two profiles are needed to complete the configuration? (Choose two)

  • A. HTTP Server
  • B. Decryption
  • C. SSL/TLS Service
  • D. Interface Management

Answer: C,D

Explanation:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/url-filtering/allow-password-access-to-certain-sites#id7e63ce07-8b30-4506-a1e3-5800303954e


NEW QUESTION # 41
While troubleshooting an issue, a firewall administrator performs a packet capture with a specific filter. The administrator sees drops for packets with a source IP address of 10.1.1.1.
How can the administrator further investigate these packet drops by looking at the global counters for this packet capture filter?

  • A. > show counter global filter packet-filter yes delta yes
  • B. > show counter global filter severity drop
  • C. > debug dataplane packet-diag set capture stage drop
  • D. > show counter global filter delta yes I match 10.1.1-1

Answer: A


NEW QUESTION # 42
What does SSL decryption require to establish a firewall as a trusted third party and to establish trust between a client and server to secure an SSL/TLS connection?

  • A. certificates
  • B. profiles
  • C. link state
  • D. stateful firewall connection

Answer: A

Explanation:
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-admin/decryption/decryption-overview.html#:~:text=SSL%20decryption%20(both%20forward%20proxy,secure%20an%20SSL%2FTLS%20connection.


NEW QUESTION # 43
In a security-first network what is the recommended threshold value for content updates to be dynamically updated?

  • A. 6 to 12 hours
  • B. 24 hours
  • C. 36 hours
  • D. 1 to 4 hours

Answer: A

Explanation:
Schedule content updates so that they download-and-install automatically. Then, set a Threshold that determines the amount of time the firewall waits before installing the latest content. In a security-first network, schedule a six to twelve hour threshold.
https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/8-1/pan-os-admin/threat-prevention/best-practices-for- content-and-threat-content-updates/best-practices-security-first.html#id184AH00F06E


NEW QUESTION # 44
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