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PCNSE7 · Question #137

Server Message Block (SMB), a common file-sharing application, is slow when passing through a Palo Alto Networks firewall. The Network Security Administrator created an application override policy…

The correct answer is C. Layer 7 processing has been disabled for SMB traffic. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Server Message Block (SMB), a common file-sharing application, is slow when passing through a Palo Alto Networks firewall. The Network Security Administrator created an application override policy, assigning all SMB traffic to a custom application, to resolve the slowness issue. Why does this configuration resolve the issue?

Options

  • ASecurity policy assignment is being done more efficiently.
  • BZone Protection is no longer being applied.
  • CLayer 7 processing has been disabled for SMB traffic.
  • DLayer 4 processing has been disabled for the SMB traffic.

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