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350-701 · Question #314

A customer has various external HTTP resources available including Intranet Extranet and Internet, with a proxy configuration running in explicit mode. Which method allows the client desktop browsers

The correct answer is C. PAC file. A PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration) file is used to configure client desktop browsers to dynamically decide whether to connect directly to a resource or through an explicit proxy, based on predefined JavaScript rules.

Submitted by olafpl· Mar 30, 2026Content Security

Question

A customer has various external HTTP resources available including Intranet Extranet and Internet, with a proxy configuration running in explicit mode. Which method allows the client desktop browsers to be configured to select when to connect direct or when to use the proxy?

Exhibit

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Options

  • ATransport mode
  • BForward file
  • CPAC file
  • DBridge mode

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    83% (33)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

A PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration) file is used to configure client desktop browsers to dynamically decide whether to connect directly to a resource or through an explicit proxy, based on predefined JavaScript rules.

ATransport mode

Transport mode is a term used in IPsec to describe how traffic is encrypted, and is not related to client-side proxy auto-configuration.

BForward file

Forward file is not a standard or recognized method for client-side proxy auto-configuration.

CPAC fileCorrect

A PAC file contains a JavaScript function that web browsers execute to determine, based on the URL and other factors, whether to directly access a resource or route the request through a proxy server.

DBridge mode

Bridge mode describes a networking operating mode, typically at Layer 2, and is unrelated to client-side proxy configuration for HTTP resources.

Concept tested: Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC)

Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Proxy_servers_and_tunneling/Proxy_Auto-Configuration_(PAC)_file

Topics

#Proxy configuration#Explicit proxy#PAC file#Browser configuration

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