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What can be used as an Action when creating a Policy-Based Forwarding (PBF) policy?

The correct answer is C. Discard. Policy-Based Forwarding (PBF) rules have two possible actions: 'Forward' (send matching traffic out a specific egress interface/next-hop, overriding the routing table) and 'Discard' (silently drop matching traffic). 'Discard' (C) is therefore a valid PBF action. 'Deny' (A) and…

Submitted by lucia.co· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

What can be used as an Action when creating a Policy-Based Forwarding (PBF) policy?

Options

  • ADeny
  • BAllow
  • CDiscard
  • DNext VR

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    90% (19)
  • D
    5% (1)

Explanation

Policy-Based Forwarding (PBF) rules have two possible actions: 'Forward' (send matching traffic out a specific egress interface/next-hop, overriding the routing table) and 'Discard' (silently drop matching traffic). 'Discard' (C) is therefore a valid PBF action. 'Deny' (A) and 'Allow' (B) are Security policy actions - they control whether traffic is permitted or blocked based on security rules, not forwarding path. 'Next VR' (D) is not a valid PBF action option in PAN-OS; inter-virtual-router routing is handled via static routes or route redistribution, not PBF actions.

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#Policy-Based Forwarding#PBF Actions#Palo Alto Networks Firewall

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