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What is the impact of an expired or missing contract file?
The correct answer is D. The existing protection settings display in SmartConsole remain but are not being enforced by the. When a contract file expires or is missing, the existing protection settings continue to display in SmartConsole but are no longer enforced by the Security Gateway. This means that while the administrative interface still shows the security configurations, the actual…
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What is the impact of an expired or missing contract file?
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- AThe existing protection settings will be removed in SmartConsole but protections are still being
- BThe existing protection settings display in SmartConsole remain and during policy install the
- CThe existing protection settings display in SmartConsole remain and the Security Gateway will use
- DThe existing protection settings display in SmartConsole remain but are not being enforced by the
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D85% (17)
Explanation
When a contract file expires or is missing, the existing protection settings continue to display in SmartConsole but are no longer enforced by the Security Gateway. This means that while the administrative interface still shows the security configurations, the actual enforcement of those policies is halted, potentially leaving the network vulnerable until the contract is renewed or
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