When creating a custom URL category object, which is a valid type?

The correct answer is D. category match. When creating a custom URL Category object in PAN-OS, the two valid types are 'URL List' (a list of specific URLs or URL patterns) and 'Category Match' (which creates a category based on matching one or more existing predefined URL categories). 'Category match' allows you to…

Submitted by fernanda_arg· Apr 18, 2026Managing Objects

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Adomain match
Bhost names
Cwildcard
Dcategory match

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C
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D
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Explanation

When creating a custom URL Category object in PAN-OS, the two valid types are 'URL List' (a list of specific URLs or URL patterns) and 'Category Match' (which creates a category based on matching one or more existing predefined URL categories). 'Category match' allows you to group multiple built-in URL categories into a single custom object for simplified policy management. 'Domain match,' 'host names,' and 'wildcard' are not valid type options in the custom URL category object creation interface. URL entries within a URL List type do support wildcard patterns, but 'wildcard' itself is not a standalone object type.

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#Custom URL Categories#URL Filtering#Policy Objects#Palo Alto Networks Configuration

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