What is a benefit of credit-based flexible licensing for software firewalls?

Question

Options

• APermanently setting the capabilities of the software firewalls
• BAdding Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) to CN-Series firewalls
• CAdding subscriptions to PA-Series firewalls
• DCreating Cloud NGFWs

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  5% (1)
• D
  90% (18)

Explanation

Credit-based flexible licensing is a licensing model introduced by Palo Alto Networks to simplify the deployment and management of software firewalls, including VM-Series, CN-Series, and Cloud NGFW. The Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer Professional - Software Firewall documentation outlines the benefits of this model, particularly its flexibility and scalability across different firewall types in cloud and virtualized environments. Creating Cloud NGFWs (Option D): Credit-based flexible licensing allows customers to use a pool of NGFW credits to deploy and manage Cloud NGFWs in public cloud environments like AWS and Azure. This licensing model provides the flexibility to allocate credits dynamically to create Cloud NGFW instances as needed, without requiring separate licenses for each instance. It simplifies procurement, reduces administrative overhead, and ensures scalability, making it a key benefit for customers adopting cloud-native security solutions.

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