Palo Alto Networks PCNSE Exam
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (Page 8 )

Updated On: 15-Feb-2026

A session in the Traffic log is reporting the application as “incomplete.” What does “incomplete” mean?

  1. The three-way TCP handshake was observed, but the application could not be identified.
  2. The three-way TCP handshake did not complete.
  3. The traffic is coming across UDP, and the application could not be identified.
  4. Data was received but was instantly discarded because of a Deny policy was applied before App-ID could be applied.

Answer(s): B



Refer to the exhibit.
An administrator is using DNAT to map two servers to a single public IP address. Traffic will be steered to the specific server based on the application, where Host A (10.1.1.100) receives HTTP traffic and Host B (10.1.1.101) receives SSH traffic.

Which two Security policy rules will accomplish this configuration? (Choose two.)

  1. Untrust (Any) to Untrust (10.1.1.1), web-browsing - Allow
  2. Untrust (Any) to Untrust (10.1.1.1), ssh - Allow
  3. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (1.1.1.100), web-browsing - Allow
  4. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (1.1.1.100), ssh - Allow
  5. Untrust (Any) to DMZ (10.1.1.100, 10.1.1.101), ssh, web-browsing - Allow

Answer(s): C,D



An administrator needs to determine why users on the trust zone cannot reach certain websites. The only information available is shown on the following image.

Which configuration change should the administrator make?






Answer(s): B



Which three settings are defined within the Templates object of Panorama? (Choose three.)

  1. Setup
  2. Virtual Routers
  3. Interfaces
  4. Security
  5. Application Override

Answer(s): A,B,C



A customer has an application that is being identified as unknown-tcp for one of their custom PostgreSQL database connections.

Which two configuration options can be used to correctly categorize their custom database application? (Choose two.)

  1. Application Override policy.
  2. Security policy to identify the custom application.
  3. Custom application.
  4. Custom Service object.

Answer(s): A,C


Reference:

https://knowledgebase.paloaltonetworks.com/KCSArticleDetail?id=kA10g000000Clc6CAC






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