PSE-Strata Exam Dumps : Palo Alto Networks System Engineer Professional - Strata

To support asymmetric routing with redundancy in a legacy environment using Palo Alto Networks firewalls, the following two features must be enabled:

Policy-based forwarding (PBF): This feature allows you to direct traffic to a specific interface or next-hop IP address, bypassing the normal routing table. PBF is crucial for managing asymmetric routing scenarios where inbound and outbound traffic might take different paths.

HA active/active: High Availability (HA) active/active configuration enables two firewalls to simultaneously manage traffic, providing redundancy and failover capabilities. This setup is essential for maintaining network availability and performance in environments with asymmetric routing, as it ensures that both firewalls can actively handle traffic.

References:

Palo Alto Networks High Availability (HA) Guide

Palo Alto Networks Policy-Based Forwarding Documentation

Having WildFire machine learning (ML) capability inline on the firewall provides significant advantages in real-time threat prevention.

Inline ML Capability:

The firewall can analyze and block unknown malicious files in real-time, preventing the first instance of infection (patient zero).

This enhances security without disrupting business productivity, as threats are mitigated immediately.

Palo Alto Networks' platform addresses concerns regarding SSL decryption by offering the ability to define a list of websites or URL categories that can be excluded from decryption. This feature allows organizations to comply with privacy and regulatory requirements while still gaining visibility into encrypted traffic where necessary. By creating exceptions for specific websites or URL categories, organizations can strike a balance between security needs and privacy concerns. This method ensures that sensitive data remains confidential while still allowing the firewall to inspect other traffic for threats.