PSE-SWFW-PRO-24 · Question #71
A company has created a custom application that collects URLs from various websites and then lists bad sites. They want to update a custom URL category on the firewall with the URLs collected. Which…
The correct answer is D. XMLAPI. The scenario describes a need for programmatic and automated updating of a custom URL category on a Palo Alto Networks firewall. The XML API is specifically designed for this kind of task. It allows external systems and scripts to interact with the firewall's configuration and…
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A company has created a custom application that collects URLs from various websites and then lists bad sites. They want to update a custom URL category on the firewall with the URLs collected. Which tool can automate these updates?
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- ADynamic User Groups
- BSNMP SET
- CDynamic Address Groups
- DXMLAPI
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Explanation
The scenario describes a need for programmatic and automated updating of a custom URL category on a Palo Alto Networks firewall. The XML API is specifically designed for this kind of task. It allows external systems and scripts to interact with the firewall's configuration and operational data. The XML API provides a well-defined interface for making changes to the firewall's configuration. This includes creating, modifying, and deleting URL categories and adding or removing URLs within those categories. A script can be written to retrieve the list of "bad sites" from the company's application and then use the XML API to push those URLs into the custom URL category on the firewall. This process can be automated on a schedule. This is the most efficient and recommended method for this type of integration.
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