Palo Alto Networks PCNSA Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: PCNSA
- Exam Name: Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
- Certification Provider: Palo Alto Networks
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
An administrator needs to allow users to use their own office applications.
How should the administrator configure the firewall to allow multiple applications in a dynamic environment?
- A . Create an Application Filter and name it Office Programs, the filter it on the business-systems category, office-programs subcategory
- B . Create an Application Group and add business-systems to it
- C . Create an Application Filter and name it Office Programs, then filter it on the business-systems category
- D . Create an Application Group and add Office 365, Evernote, Google Docs, and Libre Office
An administrator configured a Security policy rule where the matching condition includes a single application and the action is set to deny.
What deny action will the firewall perform?
- A . Discard the session’s packets and send a TCP reset packet to let the client know the session has been terminated
- B . Drop the traffic silently
- C . Perform the default deny action as defined in the App-ID database for the application
- D . Send a TCP reset packet to the client-and server-side devices
What are three characteristics of the Palo Alto Networks DNS Security service? (Choose three.)
- A . It uses techniques such as DGA/DNS tunneling detection and machine learning
- B . It requires a valid Threat Prevention license.
- C . It enables users to access real-time protections using advanced predictive analytics.
- D . It requires a valid URL Filtering license.
- E . It requires an active subscription to a third-party DNS Security service.
An administrator is troubleshooting an issue with traffic that matches the intrazone-default rule, which is set to default configuration.
What should the administrator do?
- A . change the logging action on the rule
- B . review the System Log
- C . refresh the Traffic Log
- D . tune your Traffic Log filter to include the dates
An administrator is troubleshooting an issue with traffic that matches the intrazone-default rule, which is set to default configuration.
What should the administrator do?
- A . change the logging action on the rule
- B . review the System Log
- C . refresh the Traffic Log
- D . tune your Traffic Log filter to include the dates
What is the minimum timeframe that can be set on the firewall to check for new WildFire signatures?
- A . every 30 minutes
- B . every 5 minutes
- C . once every 24 hours
- D . every 1 minute
Which prevention technique will prevent attacks based on packet count?
- A . zone protection profile
- B . URL filtering profile
- C . antivirus profile
- D . vulnerability profile
Which prevention technique will prevent attacks based on packet count?
- A . zone protection profile
- B . URL filtering profile
- C . antivirus profile
- D . vulnerability profile
Which Palo Alto Networks component provides consolidated policy creation and centralized management?
- A . GlobalProtect
- B . Panorama
- C . Aperture
- D . AutoFocus
Which Palo Alto Networks component provides consolidated policy creation and centralized management?
- A . GlobalProtect
- B . Panorama
- C . Aperture
- D . AutoFocus