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PCNSE · Question #515

Which two statements correctly describe Session 380280? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. The session went through SSL decryption processing. C. The application has been identified as web-browsing. Based on typical session log analysis, Session 380280 was identified as standard web-browsing traffic and successfully processed through SSL decryption.

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Apr 18, 2026Operate

Question

Which two statements correctly describe Session 380280? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

PCNSE question #515 exhibit

Options

  • AThe session went through SSL decryption processing.
  • BThe session has ended with the end-reason unknown.
  • CThe application has been identified as web-browsing.
  • DThe session did not go through SSL decryption processing.

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    94% (17)
  • B
    6% (1)

Why each option

Based on typical session log analysis, Session 380280 was identified as standard web-browsing traffic and successfully processed through SSL decryption.

AThe session went through SSL decryption processing.Correct

A session log indicating SSL decryption typically shows an explicit 'decrypted' flag, an 'action' of 'decrypt', or related fields (e.g., 'ssl_proxy') signifying that the firewall successfully intercepted, decrypted, inspected, and then re-encrypted the SSL/TLS traffic.

BThe session has ended with the end-reason unknown.

The 'end-reason' field in a session log provides a specific reason for session termination (e.g., 'aged-out', 'rst-client'); if it was 'unknown', it would be explicitly stated, and this is generally an atypical end reason for a functional session.

CThe application has been identified as web-browsing.Correct

The 'app' field in a session log identifies the application detected for the traffic; if it shows 'web-browsing', it means the firewall successfully identified the application as standard HTTP/HTTPS web traffic based on its application-identification signatures.

DThe session did not go through SSL decryption processing.

This statement directly contradicts option A, which specifies that the session did go through SSL decryption processing; a session cannot simultaneously be decrypted and not decrypted.

Concept tested: Session Log Analysis (SSL Decryption & App-ID)

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/monitoring/use-syslog-for-monitoring/syslog-field-descriptions.html

Topics

#SSL Decryption#App-ID#Session Processing#Traffic Logs

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