In URL filtering, which component matches URL patterns?

The correct answer is B. security processing on the data plane. URL filtering pattern matching occurs on the data plane as part of security processing (B). When a session is being inspected, the data plane checks the URL against the PAN-DB URL database and custom URL categories using Content-ID processing. The management plane handles…

Submitted by layla.eg· Apr 18, 2026Core Concepts

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Alive URL feeds on the management plane
Bsecurity processing on the data plane
Csingle-pass pattern matching on the data plane
Dsignature matching on the data plane

How the community answered

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A
4% (2)
B
94% (47)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

URL filtering pattern matching occurs on the data plane as part of security processing (B). When a session is being inspected, the data plane checks the URL against the PAN-DB URL database and custom URL categories using Content-ID processing. The management plane handles administrative tasks such as downloading URL database updates and license checks, but it is not in the traffic path for live URL lookups. 'Single-pass pattern matching' (C) refers to the App-ID and signature-matching engine used for application identification and threat detection, not URL category matching specifically. 'Signature matching' (D) refers to threat/vulnerability signatures, not URL patterns.

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#URL Filtering#Data Plane#Firewall Architecture#Security Processing

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