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PCNSC · Question #40

An administrator creates a custom application containing Layer 7 signatures. The latest application and threat dynamic update is downloaded to the same firewall. The update contains an application…

The correct answer is A. custom application. Custom applications take precedence over predefined applications when traffic matches both a custom-defined signature and a Palo Alto Networks signature. Accordingly, Traffic logs reflect the custom application name once the new application has been configured.

Security Policy and Application Identification

Question

An administrator creates a custom application containing Layer 7 signatures. The latest application and threat dynamic update is downloaded to the same firewall. The update contains an application that matches the same traffic signatures as the custom application. Which application will be used to identify traffic traversing the firewall?

Options

  • Acustom application
  • BCustom and downloaded application signature files are merged and are used
  • CSystem longs show an application errors and signature is used.
  • Ddownloaded application

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    74% (32)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    14% (6)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

Custom applications take precedence over predefined applications when traffic matches both a custom-defined signature and a Palo Alto Networks signature. Accordingly, Traffic logs reflect the custom application name once the new application has been configured.

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#custom application#App-ID precedence#dynamic updates#application signatures

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