Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Consultant

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You have 59 total questions across 12 pages (5 per page)
These questions were last updated on February 6, 2026
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Question 1 of 59

What is the preferred method for gathering User-ID mappings from Citrix VDI servers?

A.

Agentless Server Monitoring

B.

GlobalProtect with an internal gateway

C.

The Windows User-ID agent

D.

The Terminal Services agent

Suggested Answer: D

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Question 2 of 59

A customer has a pair of Panorama HA appliances running local log collectors and wants to have log redundancy on logs forwarded from firewalls.
Which two configuration options fulfill the customer’s requirement for log redundancy? (Choose two.)

A.

Panorama configured in HA provides log redundancy.

B.

A Collector Group must contain at least two Log Collectors.

C.

Log redundancy must be enabled per Collector Group.

D.

Panorama operational mode needs to be Dedicated Log Collector.

Suggested Answer: B, C

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Question 3 of 59

A customer has firewalls deployed at multiple data centers globally, and which are managed by a single Panorama pair. Each data center has multiple PA-7080 firewalls running PAN-OS 9.0.
What are two recommended logging infrastructures across the data centers if the customer needs to log? (Choose two.)

A.

Distributed log collector

B.

Single log collector in the main data center

C.

Cortex Data Lake

D.

Mixed mode Panorama

Suggested Answer: A, C

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Question 4 of 59

In an HA active/active configuration, what is the purpose of APR load sharing?

A.

share all IP addresses and provide Layer 4 through Layer 7 services when failure is detected

B.

protect internal networks from an ARP flooding attack

C.

sync the ARP table between the two firewalls

D.

share an IP address and provide gateway services

Suggested Answer: D

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Question 5 of 59

In a HA active/active configuration, which task does the session setup firewall perform?

A.

threat scanning

B.

NAT

C.

Traffic log generation

D.

decryption

Suggested Answer: B

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About the Palo Alto Networks PCNSC Certification Exam

About the Exam

The Palo Alto Networks PCNSC (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Consultant) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

How to Prepare

Work through all 59 practice questions across 12 pages. Focus on understanding the reasoning behind each answer rather than memorizing responses to be ready for any variation on the real exam.

Why Practice Exams?

Practice exams help you familiarize yourself with the question format, manage your time, and reduce anxiety on the test day. Our PCNSC questions are regularly updated to reflect the latest exam objectives.