Palo Alto Networks Network Security Professional — Question 12

An administrator wants to implement additional Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) on a data center NGFW that already has one enabled.
What benefit does the NGFWs single-pass parallel processing (SP3) architecture provide?

Answer options

• A. It allows for traffic inspection at the application level.
• B. There will be only a minor reduction in performance.
• C. There will be no additional performance degradation.
• D. It allows additional security inspection devices to be added inline.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer, C, highlights that the SP3 architecture ensures efficiency, allowing for the addition of services without affecting performance. Options A and D misinterpret the functionality of SP3, while B incorrectly suggests that performance will be impacted.