How can the Palo Alto Networks NGFW be configured to specifically protect this server against resource exhaustion originating from multiple IP addresses (DDoS attack)?
A client has a sensitive application server in their data center and is particularly concerned about resource exhaustion because of distributed denial-of-service attacks.How can the Palo Alto Networks NGFW be configured to specifically protect this server against resource exhaustion originating from multiple IP addresses (DDoS attack)?Reference: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/documentation/71/pan-os/pan-os/policy/dos-protection-profiles
Question:
How can the Palo Alto Networks NGFW be configured to specifically protect this server against resource exhaustion originating from multiple IP addresses (DDoS attack)?
Options:
Define a custom App-ID to ensure that only legitimate application traffic reaches the server.
Add a Vulnerability Protection Profile to block the attack.
Add QoS Profiles to throttle incoming requests.
Add a DoS Protection Profile with defined session count.
Correct Answer
The Correct Answer for this Question is
Add a DoS Protection Profile with defined session count.