PCSFE Exam Questions
135 real PCSFE exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 3.
- Question #1XSOAR Architecture and Administration
Which two elements of the Palo Alto Networks platform architecture enable security orchestration in a software-defined network (SDN)? (Choose two.)
security orchestrationSDNAPIsDynamic Address Groups - Question #2Deployment and Configuration
Which component scans for threats in allowed traffic?
security profilesthreat scanningallowed traffic - Question #3Deployment and Configuration
Which two deployment modes of VM-Series firewalls are supported across NSX-T? (Choose two.)
VM-SeriesNSX-Tdeployment modesservice cluster - Question #4Deployment and Configuration
A customer in a VMware ESXi environment wants to add a VM-Series firewall and partition an existing group of virtual machines (VMs) in the same subnet into two groups. One group re...
VM-SeriesVMware ESXivirtual switchnetwork segmentation - Question #5Deployment and Configuration
How must a Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) be configured in order to secure traffic in a Cisco ACI environment?
NGFWCisco ACILayer 3 underlaynetwork configuration - Question #6Automation Concepts
Which component allows the flexibility to add network resources but does not require making changes to existing policies and rules?
dynamic address grouppolicy flexibilitynetwork resources - Question #7Integrations and Automation
Which PAN-OS feature allows for automated updates to address objects when VM-Series firewalls are setup as part of an NSX deployment?
Dynamic Address GroupNSX deploymentVM-Seriesautomated updates - Question #8Planning
Which two factors lead to improved return on investment for prospects interested in Palo Alto Networks virtualized next-generation firewalls (NGFWs)? (Choose two.)
virtualized NGFWROIdata breach reductiondeployment speed - Question #9Deployment and Configuration
Auto scaling templates for which type of firewall enable deployment of a single auto scaling group (ASG) of VM-Series firewalls to secure inbound traffic from the internet to Amazo...
VM-Seriesauto scalingAWSinbound traffic - Question #10Plan
What Palo Alto Networks software firewall protects Amazon Web Services (AWS) deployments with network security delivered as a managed cloud service?
Cloud NGFWAWS deploymentmanaged cloud servicesoftware firewall - Question #11Operate
What do tags allow a VM-Series firewall to do in a virtual environment?
VM-Seriesdynamic tagsSecurity policyvirtual environment - Question #12Plan
Which two methods of Zero Trust implementation can benefit an organization? (Choose two.)
Zero Trustaccess controlsnetwork boundariessecurity framework - Question #13Deploy
Which two actions can be performed for VM-Series firewall licensing by an orchestration system? (Choose two.)
VM-Series licensingorchestrationauthorization codelicense management - Question #14Plan
What are two environments supported by the CN-Series firewall? (Choose two.)
CN-SeriesKubernetesOpenShiftcontainer environments - Question #15Plan
Why are VM-Series firewalls and hardware firewalls that are external to the Kubernetes cluster problematic for protecting containerized workloads?
CN-SeriesKubernetes clustertraffic visibilitycontainer security - Question #16Operate
What is a benefit of network runtime security?
runtime securitycontainer securityunknown vulnerabilitiesCVE detection - Question #17Plan
What is a design consideration for a prospect who wants to deploy VM-Series firewalls in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment?
VM-SeriesAWSactive-passive HAhigh availability - Question #18
Which three NSX features can be pushed from Panorama in PAN-OS? (Choose three.)
- Question #19
When implementing active-active high availability (HA), which feature must be configured to allow the HA pair to share a single IP address that may be used as the network's gateway...
- Question #20Plan
Which two design options address split brain when configuring high availability (HA)? (Choose two.)
high availabilitysplit brainHA1 interfaceheartbeat backup - Question #21Deploy
Where do CN-Series devices obtain a VM-Series authorization key?
CN-Seriesauthorization keyPanoramalicensing - Question #22Operate
Which offering can gain visibility and prevent an attack by a malicious actor attempting to exploit a known web server vulnerability using encrypted communication?
SSL Inbound InspectionTLS decryptionencrypted trafficweb server vulnerability - Question #23Plan
Which Palo Alto Networks firewall provides network security when deploying a microservices- based application?
CN-Seriesmicroservicescontainerized workloadssoftware firewall - Question #24Deploy
What is the appropriate file format for Kubernetes applications?
KubernetesYAMLapplication deploymentfile format - Question #25Operate
Which offering inspects encrypted outbound traffic?
TLS decryptionSSL inspectionencrypted outbound trafficdecryption policy - Question #26Operate
Which two features of CN-Series firewalls protect east-west traffic between pods in different trust zones? (Choose two.)
CN-Serieseast-west trafficIPSLayer 7 visibility - Question #27Operate
Which component can provide application-based segmentation and prevent lateral threat movement?
App-IDapplication segmentationlateral movement preventionmicro-segmentation - Question #28Plan
What does the number of required flex credits for a VM-Series firewall depend on?
VM-Seriesflex creditsvCPUlicensing model - Question #29Operate
Which element protects and hides an internal network in an outbound flow?
NATnetwork address translationoutbound flowinternal network protection - Question #30Plan
Which software firewall would help a prospect interested in securing an environment with Kubernetes?
CN-SeriesKubernetescontainer securitysoftware firewall - Question #31Deploy
Which two valid components are used in installation of a VM-Series firewall in an OpenStack environment? (Choose two.)
VM-SeriesOpenStackYAML heat templateqcow2 image - Question #32Plan
Which software firewall would assist a prospect who is interested in securing extensive DevOps deployments?
VM-SeriesDevOps securitysoftware firewallproduct selection - Question #33Operate
How does a CN-Series firewall prevent exfiltration?
CN-Seriesexfiltration preventionoutbound traffic inspectiondata loss prevention - Question #34Deploy
What helps avoid split brain in active-passive high availability (HA) pair deployment?
high availabilitysplit brainHA1 backup linkactive-passive HA - Question #35Deploy
What must be enabled when using Terraform templates with a Cloud next-generation firewall (NGFW) for Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Cloud NGFWAWSTerraformdeployment prerequisites - Question #36Operate
How does Prisma Cloud Compute offer workload security at runtime?
Prisma Cloud Computeruntime securityallow-list modelcontainer security - Question #37Deploy
What can be implemented in a CN-Series to protect communications between Dockers?
CN-SeriesDocker securitycontainer firewallinginter-container traffic - Question #38Plan
Which two public cloud platforms does the VM-Series plugin support? (Choose two.)
VM-SeriesAzureAWScloud platform support - Question #39Plan
With which two private cloud environments does Palo Alto Networks have deep integrations? (Choose two.)
VMware NSX-TCisco ACIprivate clouddeep integrations - Question #40Operate
Why are containers uniquely suitable for runtime security based on allow lists?
container securityallow-list modelruntime securityprocess isolation - Question #41Deploy
Which two steps are involved in deployment of a VM-Series firewall on NSX? (Choose two.)
VM-SeriesNSX deploymentPanorama integrationservice registration - Question #42Deploy
How are Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) deployed within a Cisco ACI architecture?
Cisco ACIservice graphsNGFW deploymentSDN integration - Question #43Deploy
What is required to integrate a Palo Alto Networks VM-Series firewall with Azure Orchestration?
VM-SeriesAzure orchestrationAPI Keycloud integration - Question #44Operate
Which service, when enabled, provides inbound traffic protection?
DNS Securityinbound traffic protectionsecurity subscriptionsCloud NGFW - Question #45
Which two configuration options does Palo Alto Networks recommend for outbound high availability (HA) design in Amazon Web Services using a VM-Series firewall? (Choose two.)
- Question #46
Which two criteria are required to deploy VM-Series firewalls in high availability (HA)? (Choose two.)
- Question #47
What is a benefit of CN-Series firewalls securing traffic between pods and other workload types?
- Question #48Operate
Which type of group allows sharing cloud-learned tags with on-premises firewalls?
address groupscloud-learned tagson-premises integrationdynamic address groups - Question #49
What needs to be configured to deploy VM-Series firewalls in Azure as an Active/Active High Availability (HA) pair?
- Question #50
Organizations using multiple public and private cloud platforms can deploy and configure the VM- Series using which three toolsets? (Choose three.)