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PSE-PLATFORM · Question #332

When configuring the firewall for packet capture, what are the valid stage types?

The correct answer is D. receive, firewall, transmit, and drop. Option D is correct because when configuring a firewall for packet capture, the four valid stage types are receive (inbound traffic before processing), firewall (traffic as it's evaluated by firewall rules), transmit (outbound traffic after processing), and drop (traffic that…

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Question

When configuring the firewall for packet capture, what are the valid stage types?

Options

  • Areceive, management, transmit, and non-syn
  • Breceive, management, transmit, and drop
  • Creceive, firewall, send, and non-syn
  • Dreceive, firewall, transmit, and drop

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    88% (23)

Explanation

Option D is correct because when configuring a firewall for packet capture, the four valid stage types are receive (inbound traffic before processing), firewall (traffic as it's evaluated by firewall rules), transmit (outbound traffic after processing), and drop (traffic that has been discarded by the firewall).

  • A is wrong because "management" and "non-syn" are not valid packet capture stages - "management" is a traffic type, not a capture stage.
  • B is wrong because while "drop" is correct, "management" is not a valid stage type.
  • C is wrong because "send" is not a valid stage name (the correct term is "transmit"), and "non-syn" is a session filter option, not a stage.

Memory tip: Think of the packet's journey through the firewall as a story - it Rides in (receive), gets Frisked (firewall), Travels out (transmit), or gets Dumped (drop) - R-F-T-D.

Topics

#packet capture#stage types#firewall stages#drop stage

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