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The AIOps Plugin for Panorama enhances security management by proactively validating commits against best practices (Option B). It analyzes policies, provides recommendations (e.g., unused rules, misconfigurations), and advises administrators before pushing changes, improving security posture without automatic enforcement.

Option A (auto-push) overstates its role; it advises, not pushes. Option C (auto-correct) is inaccurate; it suggests, not fixes. Option D (retroactive checks) misaligns with its proactive design. Documentation highlights its advisory function.

To block users dynamically based on threat log activity, dynamic user groups (DUGs) with tagging provide an automated solution. Option B configures a DUG with a "malicious" tag, a Log Forwarding profile to tag users in the threat log (e.g., via threat intelligence), and a Security policy to block the tagged group. This leverages User-ID and is ideal for user-based blocking.

Option A uses dynamic address groups (DAGs), which block IPs, not users. Option C (security profiles) can block traffic but not dynamically tag/block users without additional configuration. Documentation supports DUGs for this use case.

When deploying User-ID in environments with diverse directory services, Palo Alto Networks firewalls have the capability to monitor several types of servers to gather user mapping information. Among the options provided:

C. Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange:

Red Hat Linux: Palo Alto Networks User-ID can monitor Linux systems to gather user information, typically by integrating with services like syslog or by using an agent that reads user login events.

Microsoft Active Directory: This is one of the most common sources for User-ID, as Active Directory is widely used for user management and authentication. User-ID can directly integrate with Active Directory to read security event logs, capturing user login and logout events.

Microsoft Exchange: While not directly monitored for user login events, Microsoft Exchange can be a source of IP-to-user mapping information, especially for users accessing email services. This can be achieved by parsing Exchange logs for client access information.

These platforms can provide valuable data for User-ID, enabling the firewall to apply policies based on user identity across diverse network environments.

When a firewall’s local configuration overrides a Panorama template, Panorama detects this discrepancy and marks the template as out of sync (Option A) in the UI (e.g., under Templates > Device status). This alerts administrators to resolve the conflict.

Option B (only Panorama reverts) is false; local commits can revert. Option C (not visible) is incorrect; sync status is visible. Option D (update template) doesn’t occur automatically. Documentation explains this sync behavior.