Question 190
During follow-up testing at a national SOC, the original fault was: A regional team updates a shared snippet but its higher-priority local snippet continues overriding the same object on one site. Which measured result demonstrates recovery rather than an unrelated improvement?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The site receives the intended object definition without bypassing inherited compliance controls. This evidence directly tests the intended corrective action: Inspect snippet precedence and reconcile conflicting effective values at the supported scope. It confirms the failure mechanism—Snippet precedence can make a valid shared edit ineffective on selected targets.—has been addressed in the actual affected flow.
Incorrect Answers
The target validates the resulting single intended definition and the policy matches test sessions. This would verify resolution of a different case: A newly configured address object is referenced by a rule but the selected target device rejects the policy because another inherited object uses a conflicting name. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Inspect snippet precedence and reconcile conflicting effective values at the supported scope.—worked.
A benign listed address is present on-device and hits the intended rule after refresh. This would verify resolution of a different case: A branch's dynamic EDL block appears configured in SCM but the device still accepts the indicator because the last feed refresh failed. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Inspect snippet precedence and reconcile conflicting effective values at the supported scope.—worked.
The management host reaches the authorized management service while dataplane security policy remains unchanged. This would verify resolution of a different case: A technician cannot reach an NGFW management interface after changing a dataplane security zone and assumes a Traffic Security rule caused the outage. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Inspect snippet precedence and reconcile conflicting effective values at the supported scope.—worked.