Which type of interface does a firewall use to forward decrypted traffic to a security chain for inspection?

The correct answer is A. Layer 3. Configure security chain devices with Layer 3 interfaces to connect to the security chain network. These Layer 3 interfaces must have an assigned IP address and subnet mask. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-0/pan-os-admin/decryption/decryption- broker/security-chain-la

Submitted by kwame.gh· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

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ALayer 3
BLayer 2
CTap
DDecryption Mirror

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Configure security chain devices with Layer 3 interfaces to connect to the security chain network. These Layer 3 interfaces must have an assigned IP address and subnet mask. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-0/pan-os-admin/decryption/decryption- broker/security-chain-layer-3-guidelines.html

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