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Test - Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Exam - PAN-OS 6.

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Question 1 of 50.
Traffic going to a public IP address is being translated by your Palo Alto Networks firewall to your servers private IP address. Which IP address should the
Security Policy use as the "Destination IP" in order to allow traffic to the server?

The firewalls MGT IP
The firewalls gateway IP
The servers public IP
The servers private IP

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Question 2 of 50.
Taking into account only the information in the screenshot above, answer the following question. An administrator is pinging 4.4.4.4 and fails to receive a
response. What is the most likely reason for the lack of response?

There is a Security Policy that prevents ping
There is no Management Profile
The interface is down
There is no route back to the machine originating the ping

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Question 3 of 50.
Which of the Dynamic Updates listed below are issued on a daily basis?
Global Protect
URL Filtering
Antivirus
Applications and Threats

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Question 4 of 50.
In a Destination NAT configuration, the Translated Address field may be populated with either an IP address or an Address object
True False

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Question 5 of 50.
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Taking into account only the information in the screenshot above, answer the following question. An administrator is attempting to ping 2.2.2.1. and fails to
receive a response. What is the most likely reason for the lack of response?

The interface is down
There is a security policy that prevents ping
There is no management profile
There is no route back to the machine originating the ping

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Question 6 of 50.
Select the implicit rules enforced on traffic failing to match any user defined Security Policies:
Intra-zone traffic is denied
Inter-zone traffic is denied
Intra-zone traffic is allowed
Inter-zone traffic is allowed

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Question 7 of 50.
Palo Alto Networks firewalls support the use of both Dynamic (built-in user roles) and Role-Based (customized user roles)
True False

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Question 8 of 50.
Which of the following interface types can have an IP address assigned to it?

Layer 3
Layer 2
Vwire
TAP

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Question 9 of 50.
Subsequent to the installation of a new Application and Threat database, the firewall must be rebooted
True False

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Question 10 of 50.
Subsequent to the installation of a new PAN-OS version, the firewall must be rebooted
True False

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Question 11 of 50.
Which mode will allow a user to choose when they wish to connect to the Global Protect Network?

On Demand mode
Optional mode
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Single Sign-On mode
Always On mode

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Question 12 of 50.
In PAN-OS 6.0, rule numbers were introduced. Rule Numbers are:

Dynamic numbers that refer to a security policys order and are especially useful when filtering security policies by tags
numbers referring to when the security policy was created and do not have a bearing on the order of policy enforcement
Static numbers that must be manually re-numbered whenever a new security policy is added.

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Question 13 of 50.
When configuring Security Policies based on FQDN objects, which of the following statements are true?

The firewall resolves the FQDN first when the policy is committed, and is refreshed at TTL expiration.
In order to create FQDN-based objects, you need to manually define a list of associated IP addresses. Up to 10 IP addresses can be configured for each FQDN
entry
The firewall resolves the FQDN first when the policy is committed, and is refreshed each time Security profiles are evaluated

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Question 14 of 50.
Which of the following is NOT a valid option for built-in CLI access roles?

read/write
superusers
vsysadmin
deviceadmin

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Question 15 of 50.
When Network Address Translation has been performed on traffic, Destination Zones in Security Policies should be based on:

Post-NAT addresses
None of the above
Pre-NAT addresses
The same zones used in NAT rules

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Question 16 of 50.
When troubleshooting Phase 1 of an IPSec VPN tunnel, which location will have the most informative logs?

Responding side, System Log
Initiating side, System log
Responding side, Traffic log
Initiating side, Traffic log

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Question 17 of 50.
Which of the following options may be enabled to reduce system overhead when using Content-ID?

DSRI
RSTP
VRRP
STP

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Question 18 of 50.
What is the benefit realized when the "Enable Passive DNS Monitoring" checkbox is enabled on the firewall? Select all that apply
Improve PAN-DB malware detection
Improve DNS-based C&C signature
Improve malware detection in WildFire
Improve BrightCloud malware detection

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Question 19 of 50.
Which of the following objects cannot use User-ID as a match criteria?

Security Policies
QoS
Policy Based Forwarding
DoS Protection
None of the above

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Question 20 of 50.
Wildfire may be used for identifying which of the following types of traffic?

Malware
DNS
DHCP
URL Content

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Question 21 of 50.
As the Palo Alto Networks Administrator responsible for User-ID, you need to enable mapping of network users that do not sign in via LDAP. Which information
source would allow for reliable User-ID mapping while requiring the least amount of configuration?

Exchange CAS Security logs
Active Directory Security Logs
WMI Query
Captive Portal

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Question 22 of 50.
What are two sources of information for determining if the firewall has been successful in communicating with an external User-ID Agent?

System Logs and the indicator light under the User-ID Agent settings in the firewall
There's only one location - System Logs
There's only one location - Traffic Logs
System Logs and indicator light on the chassis

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Question 23 of 50.
Which of the following statements about dynamic updates are correct?

Application and Antivirus updates are released weekly and Threat and Threat and URL filtering updates are released weekly
Application and Threat updates are released daily. Antivirus and URL filtering updates are released weekly.
Antivirus and URL Filtering updates are released daily. Application and Threat updates are released weekly
Threat and URL filtering updates are released daily and Application and Antivirus updates are released weekly

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Question 24 of 50.
Subsequent to the installation of new licenses, the firewall must be rebooted
True False

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Question 25 of 50.
Which of the following most accurately describes Dynamic IP in a Source NAT configuration?

The next available address in the address range is used, and the source port number is changed
The same address is always used, and the port is unchanged
The next available address in the configured pool is used, but the port number is unchanged
None of the above

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Question 26 of 50.
When an interface is in Tap mode and a policy action is set to block, the interface will send a TCP reset.
True False

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Question 27 of 50.
The "Drive-By Download" protection feature, under File Blocking profiles in Content-ID, provides:

Password-protected access to specific file downloads, for authorized users
increased speed on the downloads of the allowed file types
Protection against unwanted downloads, by alerting the user with a response page indicating that s file is going to be downloaded
The Administrator the ability to leverage Authentication Profiles in order to protect against unwanted downloads

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Question 28 of 50.
Which of the following would be a reason to use an XML API to communicate with a Palo Alto Networks firewall?

So that information can be pulled from other network resources for User-ID
To allow the firewall to push User-ID information to a NAC
To permit syslogging of User Identification events

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Question 29 of 50.
Which link is used by an Active-Passive cluster to synchronize session information?

The Data Link
The Control Link
The Uplink
The Management Link

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Question 30 of 50.
An interface in tap mode can transmit packets on the wire.
True False

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Question 31 of 50.
Which of the following describes the sequence of the Global Protect agent connecting to a Gateway?

The Agent connects to the Portal obtains a list of Gateways, and connects to the Gateway with the fastest SSL response time
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The agent connects to the closest Gateway and sends the HIP report to the portal
The agent connects to the portal, obtains a list of gateways, and connects to the gateway with the fastest PING response time
The agent connects to the portal and randomly establishes a connection to the first available gateway

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Question 32 of 50.
Taking into account only the information in the screenshot above, answer the following question. In order for ping traffic to traverse this device from e1/2 to e1/1,
what else needs to be configured? Select all that apply.
Security policy from trust zone to Internet zone that allows ping
Create the appropriate routes in the default virtual router
Security policy from Internet zone to trust zone that allows ping
Create a Management profile that allows ping. Assign that management profile to e1/1 and e1/2

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Question 33 of 50.
What is the default DNS Sinkhole address used by Palo Alto Networks Firewall to cut off communication?

MGT interface address
Loopback interface address
Any one Layer 3 interface address
Localhost address

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Question 34 of 50.
When configuring Admin Roles for Web UI access, what are the available access levels?

Enable and Disable only
None, Superuser, Device Administrator
Allow and Deny only
Enable, Read-Only and Disable

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Question 35 of 50.
Which fields can be altered in the default Vulnerability Protection Profile?

Category
Severity
None

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Question 36 of 50.
Which of the following interfaces types will have a MAC address?
Layer 3
Tap
Vwire
Layer 2

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Question 37 of 50.
When creating an Application filter, which of the following is true?

Excessive bandwidth may be used as a filter match criteria
they are called dynamic because they automatically adapt to new IP addresses
they are called dynamic because they will automatically include new applications from an application signature update if the new applications filter type is included
in the filter
they are used by malware

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Question 38 of 50.
WildFire Analysis Reports are available for the following Operating Systems (select all that apply)
Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows 8
Mac OS-X

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Question 39 of 50.
What will the user experience when browsing a Blocked hacking website such as www.2600.com via Google Translator?

The URL filtering policy to Block is enforced
It will be translated successfully
It will be redirected to www.2600.com
User will get "HTTP Error 503 - Service unavailable" message

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Question 40 of 50.
What option should be configured when using User-ID

Enable User-ID per zone
Enable User-ID per interface
Enable User-ID per Security Policy
None of the above

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Question 41 of 50.
What is the default setting for 'Action' in a Decryption Policy's rule?

no-decrypt
decrypt
any
none

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Question 42 of 50.
When using remote authentication for users (LDAP, Radius, AD, etc),what must be done to allow a user to authenticate through multiple methods?

This can not be done. A single user can only use one authentication type
Create multiple authentication profiles for the same user.
Create an Authentication Sequence, dictating the order of authentication profiles
This can not be done. Although multiple authentication methods exist, a firewall must choose a single, global authentication type, and all users must use this
method

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Question 43 of 50.
Which of the following platforms supports the Decryption Port Mirror function?

PA-VM300
PA-4000
PA-3000
PA-2000

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Question 44 of 50.
As the Palo Alto Networks Administrator you have enabled Application Block pages. Afterward, some users do not receive web-based feedback for all denied
applications. What is the cause?

Application Block Pages will only be displayed when users attempt to access a denied web-based application
Application Block Pages will only be displayed when Captive Portal is configured
Some users are accessing the Palo Alto Networks firewall through a virtual system that does not have Application Block Pages enabled
Some Application ID's are set with a Session Timeout value that is too low

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Question 45 of 50.
With IKE, each device is identified to the other by a Peer ID. In most cases, this is just the public IP address of the device. In situations where the public ID is not
static, this value can be replaced with a domain name or other text value
True False

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Question 46 of 50.
In PAN-OS, how is Wildfire enabled?

Via the "Forward" and "Continue and Forward" File-Blocking actions
Via the URL-Filtering "Continue" action
Wildfire is automatically enabled with a valid URL-Filtering license
A custom file blocking action must be enabled for all PDF and PE type files

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Question 47 of 50.
How do you limit the amount of information recorded in the URL Content Filtering Logs?

Enable "Log container page only"
Disable URL packet captures
Enable URL log caching
Enable DSRI

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Question 48 of 50.
In which of the following objects can User-ID be used to provide a match condition?

Security Policies
NAT Policies
Zone Protection Policies
Threat Profiles

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Question 49 of 50.
When configuring a Decryption Policy, which of the following are available as matching criteria in a policy? (Choose 3)
Source Zone
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Source User
Service
URL-Category
Application

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Question 50 of 50.
Which of the following are methods HA clusters use to identify network outages?

Path and Link Monitoring
VR and VSys Monitors
Heartbeat and Session Monitors
Link and Session Monitors

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