Which type of firewall configuration should be deployed to protect north-south traffic?

The correct answer is C. High-throughput appliance deployed in high availability. North-south traffic is secured by one or more physical form factor perimeter edge firewalls. The edge firewall usually is a high-throughput appliance working in high availability active/passive (or active/active) mode to increase resiliency. It controls all the traffic reaching i

Submitted by priya_blr· Apr 18, 2026Network Security

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AHigh-throughput appliance deployed as stand-alone
BVirtualized firewall deployed in stand-alone
CHigh-throughput appliance deployed in high availability
DVirtualized firewall deployed in high availability

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Explanation

North-south traffic is secured by one or more physical form factor perimeter edge firewalls. The edge firewall usually is a high-throughput appliance working in high availability active/passive (or active/active) mode to increase resiliency. It controls all the traffic reaching into the data center and authorizes only allowed and “clean” packets to flow into the virtualized environment.

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#Firewall deployment#High availability#Network architecture#Perimeter security

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