Palo Alto Networks SSE-Engineer Exam Questions

When multitenancy is enabled in Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama), a key characteristic is the isolation of resources between tenants. Palo Alto Networks documentation emphasizes that each tenant operates within its own logically separate Prisma Access environment. This includes dedicated compute instances, ensuring that the performance and security of one tenant are not impacted by the activities of another.

Let's analyze why the other options are incorrect based on official documentation:

A . Service connection licenses will be assigned only to the first tenant, and these service connections can be shared with the other tenants. This statement is incorrect. In a multitenant Prisma Access deployment, licenses are typically managed and allocated per tenant. While the underlying infrastructure might be shared by Palo Alto Networks, the logical resources and often the licensing are segmented for each tenant. Sharing service connections across completely separate tenants would violate the principle of tenant isolation.

B . A single tenant cannot consist solely of mobile users or solely of remote networks. This statement is incorrect. Prisma Access multitenancy allows for flexibility in how tenants are configured. A tenant can be designed to exclusively serve mobile users, exclusively connect remote networks, or a combination of both, depending on the organizational structure and requirements.

D . There is flexibility to manage different tenants using separate Panoramas, which allows for better organization and management of the multiple tenants. While it is possible to have multiple Panorama instances managing different parts of a large infrastructure, when discussing multitenancy within a single Prisma Access instance (as implied by the question 'enabling multitenancy in Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama))', all configured tenants are managed by that single Panorama instance. Managing different tenants with separate Panoramas is a different architectural consideration, not a defining characteristic of enabling multitenancy within one Prisma Access deployment managed by a specific Panorama.

Therefore, the defining characteristic of Prisma Access multitenancy (Managed by Panorama) is the allocation of dedicated Prisma Access instances and compute resources for each tenant, ensuring logical separation and resource isolation

Service connections enable secure connectivity between Prisma Access and on-premises data centers, allowing mobile users and branch locations to access internal applications. They facilitate seamless integration of internal networks with Prisma Access while maintaining security policies. Colo-Connect provides a dedicated and optimized pathway for traffic between Prisma Access and data centers, ensuring stable performance and reduced latency over the internet. Both components together support secure and efficient data center connectivity while aligning with the customer's access control and filtering requirements.

In Prisma Access Browser (PAB), allowing access to applications while enforcing data masking or watermarking provides security for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) users without heavily impacting the user experience. Data masking ensures that sensitive information is obscured, reducing the risk of data leakage, while watermarking can deter unauthorized screenshots or data exfiltration. This approach balances security and usability, allowing users to work efficiently while protecting corporate data.

Strata Copilot enhances the capabilities of Prisma Access security teams by providing AI-powered insights and recommendations to help resolve security issues efficiently. It analyzes security events, misconfigurations, and alerts and offers contextual guidance with recommended next steps for troubleshooting and improving security posture. This assists teams in quickly identifying and addressing security challenges without requiring deep manual investigation.

User mapping learned from sources other than gateway authentication can cause intermittent access issues if it conflicts with the expected user identity used in HIP-based policies. If the firewall is associating the user with an outdated or incorrect mapping, traffic may not match the intended security policies, leading to denials by the Catch-All Deny rule.

If the firewall loses user mapping due to missed HIP report checks, the user may temporarily lose access to policies that require a valid Host Information Profile (HIP) match. When the VPN connection is refreshed, the HIP check is re-initiated, restoring access until the issue repeats.