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An internal host wants to connect to servers of the internet through using source NAT. Which policy is required to enable source NAT on the firewall?

The correct answer is A. NAT policy with source zone and destination zone specified. To enable source NAT for internal hosts connecting to the internet, a NAT policy must be configured on the firewall that explicitly specifies the internal source zone and the external destination zone.

Submitted by manish99· Apr 18, 2026Policy Evaluation and Management

Question

An internal host wants to connect to servers of the internet through using source NAT. Which policy is required to enable source NAT on the firewall?

Options

  • ANAT policy with source zone and destination zone specified
  • Bpost-NAT policy with external source and any destination address
  • CNAT policy with no source of destination zone selected
  • Dpre-NAT policy with external source and any destination address

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    86% (38)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

To enable source NAT for internal hosts connecting to the internet, a NAT policy must be configured on the firewall that explicitly specifies the internal source zone and the external destination zone.

ANAT policy with source zone and destination zone specifiedCorrect

A NAT policy requires specifying both the source zone (where the internal host resides) and the destination zone (where the internet servers reside, typically the 'Untrust' or 'Outside' zone) to correctly apply source NAT for outbound connections. This definition tells the firewall which traffic flow needs the NAT transformation.

Bpost-NAT policy with external source and any destination address

"post-NAT policy with external source and any destination address" is incorrect because a source NAT policy defines the *pre-NAT* source (internal) and the *post-NAT* source (external IP of firewall), and policies typically refer to pre-NAT attributes for matching.

CNAT policy with no source of destination zone selected

A NAT policy *must* have source and destination zones defined to determine which traffic flow the NAT rule applies to; without them, the policy is not specific enough to function correctly.

Dpre-NAT policy with external source and any destination address

"pre-NAT policy with external source and any destination address" is incorrect because the pre-NAT source for an internal host going to the internet is *internal*, not external.

Concept tested: Palo Alto Source NAT policy configuration

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/11-1/pan-os-admin/nat/nat-policy-rules/source-nat-dynamic-ip-and-port

Topics

#NAT policy#Source NAT#Security Zones#Firewall Configuration

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