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Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
The Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification validates expertise in designing, deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls and related security solutions.
Exam code
PCNSE
Duration
75 min
Questions
76
Official Prerequisites
- Hands-on experience configuring Palo Alto Networks NGFWs (PAN-OS) in production environments
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, VLANs, and subnetting
- Familiarity with PAN-OS features: security policies, NAT, App-ID, User-ID, and SSL decryption
- Experience with high-availability, virtual systems, and device management including Panorama
- Completion of official Palo Alto Networks training (e.g., Firewall Essentials) is strongly recommended
Targeted Professions
Network Security Engineer Firewall Engineer Security Administrator Security Operations Engineer Network ArchitectDomain blueprint
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Fundamental PAN-OS concepts, product ecosystem, interfaces/zones, decryption strategies, User-ID, authentication policy, multi-vsys, IPv6 and IoT (12%).
Configure management profiles, security profiles, zone protection/DoS, HA and ZTP deployments, certificates, routing, NAT, site-to-site tunnels, service routes and application QoS (20%).
Configure App-ID, GlobalProtect, decryption, User-ID, WildFire, web proxy, DNS Security and other PAN-OS features enabled by subscriptions (17%).
Use Panorama templates/stacks and device groups, manage commits, backups, dynamic updates, log collectors, role-based access and large-scale configuration workflows (17%).
Manage logging/log forwarding, tags, monitoring, upgrades/patching (single firewall, HA, Panorama), dynamic updates, HA functions, clustering and system maintenance (16%).
Domain 5
Manage and Operate
Manage logging/log forwarding, tags, monitoring, upgrades/patching (single firewall, HA, Panorama), dynamic updates, HA functions, clustering and system maintenance (16%).
Domain 6
Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot tunnels (IPSec/GRE), interfaces, decryption, routing, policies, resource protections, GlobalProtect, HA, logs, packet captures and general diagnostics (18%).
Study Tip
Build hands-on PAN-OS labs, practice policies, App-ID, User-ID, NAT, HA and Panorama; study official guides and complete timed practice exams.
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