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Where can you apply URL Filtering policy in a Security policy rule?

The correct answer is D. Within the actions tab. URL Filtering policy is applied within the "Actions" tab of a Security policy rule, allowing the firewall to enforce web access controls for matching traffic.

Submitted by salim_om· Apr 18, 2026Configure

Question

Where can you apply URL Filtering policy in a Security policy rule?

Options

  • AWithin the applications selection
  • BWithin a destination address
  • CWithin a service type
  • DWithin the actions tab

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    88% (22)

Why each option

URL Filtering policy is applied within the "Actions" tab of a Security policy rule, allowing the firewall to enforce web access controls for matching traffic.

AWithin the applications selection

The applications selection tab defines which applications the rule applies to, not the URL filtering profile itself.

BWithin a destination address

A destination address specifies the IP address or zone the traffic is going to, not where URL filtering is configured.

CWithin a service type

A service type specifies the port and protocol, not where the URL filtering profile is applied.

DWithin the actions tabCorrect

On a Palo Alto Networks firewall, URL Filtering profiles are applied within the "Actions" tab of a security policy rule. This allows the administrator to specify which URL Filtering profile (e.g., block gambling, allow news) should be applied to traffic that matches the source, destination, application, and service criteria of that particular rule.

Concept tested: Applying URL Filtering profiles in security policy

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/url-filtering/configure-url-filtering.html

Topics

#Security Policy#URL Filtering#Policy Rule Configuration#Actions Tab

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