Palo Alto Networks PCNSA Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 23,2026- Exam Code: PCNSA
- Exam Name: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
- Certification Provider: Palo Alto Networks
- Latest update: Oct 23,2026
Which rule type is appropriate for matching traffic both within and between the source and destination zones?
- A . interzone
- B . shadowed
- C . intrazone
- D . universal
Actions can be set for which two items in a URL filtering security profile? (Choose two.)
- A . Block List
- B . Custom URL Categories
- C . PAN-DB URL Categories
- D . Allow List
Actions can be set for which two items in a URL filtering security profile? (Choose two.)
- A . Block List
- B . Custom URL Categories
- C . PAN-DB URL Categories
- D . Allow List
Which license is required to use the Palo Alto Networks built-in IP address EDLs?
- A . DNS Security
- B . Threat Prevention
- C . WildFire
- D . SD-Wan
What must be considered with regards to content updates deployed from Panorama?
- A . Content update schedulers need to be configured separately per device group.
- B . Panorama can only install up to five content versions of the same type for potential rollback scenarios.
- C . A PAN-OS upgrade resets all scheduler configurations for content updates.
- D . Panorama can only download one content update at a time for content updates of the same type.
A NetSec manager was asked to create a new firewall administrator profile with customized privileges. The new firewall administrator must be able to download TSF File and Starts Dump File but must not be able to reboot the device.
Where does the NetSec manager go to configure the new firewall administrator role profile?
- A . Device > Admin Roles > Add > XML API > Configuration
- B . Device > Admin Roles > Add > XML API > Operational Request
- C . Device > Admin Roles > Add > Web UI > Support
- D . Device > Admin Roles > Add > Web UI > Operations
Which two components are utilized within the Single-Pass Parallel Processing architecture on a Palo Alto Networks Firewall? (Choose two.)
- A . Layer-ID
- B . User-ID
- C . QoS-ID
- D . App-ID
Which two components are utilized within the Single-Pass Parallel Processing architecture on a Palo Alto Networks Firewall? (Choose two.)
- A . Layer-ID
- B . User-ID
- C . QoS-ID
- D . App-ID
What are the two types of Administrator accounts? (Choose two.)
- A . Role Based
- B . Superuser
- C . Dynamic
- D . Local
Starting with PAN-OS version 9.1, which new type of object is supported for use within the User field of a Security policy rule?
- A . remote username
- B . dynamic user group
- C . static user group
- D . local username