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An administrator has a requirement to export decrypted traffic from the Palo Alto Networks NGFW to a third-party, deep-level packet inspection appliance. Which interface type and license feature are…

The correct answer is D. Decryption Mirror interface with the associated Decryption Port Mirror license. Decryption port mirroring allows you to copy decrypted traffic from a firewall and then send it to a traffic collection tool, such as NetWitness or Solera. Decryption mirroring requires a Decryption Port Mirror license. This license is free of change and you can activate it…

Submitted by lars.no· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

An administrator has a requirement to export decrypted traffic from the Palo Alto Networks NGFW to a third-party, deep-level packet inspection appliance. Which interface type and license feature are necessary to meet the requirement?

Options

  • ADecryption Mirror interface with the Threat Analysis license
  • BVirtual Wire interface with the Decryption Port Export license
  • CTap interface with the Decryption Port Mirror license
  • DDecryption Mirror interface with the associated Decryption Port Mirror license

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    88% (35)

Explanation

Decryption port mirroring allows you to copy decrypted traffic from a firewall and then send it to a traffic collection tool, such as NetWitness or Solera. Decryption mirroring requires a Decryption Port Mirror license. This license is free of change and you can activate it through the customer https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/decryption/configure-decryption-

Topics

#Decryption Mirroring#NGFW Interfaces#Traffic Export#Licensing

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