Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Certified Cybersecurity Entry-level Technician (PCCET) Practice Exam

Which Panorama object is used to manage the security policy?

1. Template

2. Device group

3. Virtual system

4. Decryption Profile

The correct answer is: Device group

The device group is the object used to manage the security policy within Panorama. A device group allows administrators to group multiple firewalls or devices together, enabling central management of security policies and configurations across those devices. This means that policies can be defined and applied uniformly, ensuring consistent security postures across different environments. In Panorama, security policies, which include rules for allowing or blocking traffic, are assigned at the device group level. This centralizes management, simplifying the administration of security policies while allowing for flexibility in how those policies are distributed across different firewalls. Templates are used in Panorama for managing configuration settings that are applied to devices, but they do not specifically handle security policies. Virtual systems, on the other hand, refer to logical partitions within a single firewall that allow for the segmentation of environments or tenants. A decryption profile is a specific configuration for handling SSL/TLS traffic but is not related directly to the overarching management of security policy.