PCNSA · Question #54
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.
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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?
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
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(44 responses)- A86% (38)
- B5% (2)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (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.
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.
"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.
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.
"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
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