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PSE-PLATFORM · Question #283

Which method does an administrator use to integrate all non-native MFA platforms in PAN- OS?software?

The correct answer is C. RADIUS. RADIUS (C) is the universal integration method in PAN-OS for connecting non-native third-party MFA platforms, acting as a standardized authentication proxy that PAN-OS natively understands regardless of which MFA vendor is on the backend. Why the distractors are wrong: Okta…

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Question

Which method does an administrator use to integrate all non-native MFA platforms in PAN- OS?software?

Options

  • AOkta
  • BDUO
  • CRADIUS
  • DPingID

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    89% (50)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

RADIUS (C) is the universal integration method in PAN-OS for connecting non-native third-party MFA platforms, acting as a standardized authentication proxy that PAN-OS natively understands regardless of which MFA vendor is on the backend.

Why the distractors are wrong: Okta (A), DUO (B), and PingID (D) are all specific MFA vendors/platforms - not integration methods. PAN-OS does support these platforms, but it does so through RADIUS, not by natively speaking each vendor's proprietary protocol. Choosing a vendor name answers "which MFA product?" not "which integration method?"

Memory tip: Think of RADIUS as the "universal adapter plug" - your MFA vendor (Okta, DUO, PingID, etc.) is the device, and RADIUS is the plug that makes any of them fit into PAN-OS's socket.

Topics

#MFA#RADIUS#authentication#PAN-OS

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