Question 630
Following remediation at a regional data center, engineers revisit: A production decryption rule enables outbound SSL Forward Proxy for staff but a higher no-decrypt rule matches all Internet destinations. Which observation would BEST prove the specific issue is resolved?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A controlled staff session matches the decrypt action while documented exceptions bypass it. This evidence directly tests the intended corrective action: Narrow or reorder the no-decrypt rule and apply the intended policy to eligible traffic. It confirms the failure mechanism—A broad earlier No Decrypt policy can shadow the intended inspection rule.—has been addressed in the actual affected flow.
Incorrect Answers
Only the identified endpoint bypasses decryption; other hosts in that subnet remain inspected. This would verify resolution of a different case: A decryption bypass based on a wide destination subnet includes unrelated web hosts and hides malicious content in the same network. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Narrow or reorder the no-decrypt rule and apply the intended policy to eligible traffic.—worked.
A controlled exempt test session bypasses interception while ordinary eligible TLS traffic is inspected. This would verify resolution of a different case: A retail enterprise enables decryption on every financial-site connection, contrary to an approved privacy exemption for one regulated category. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Narrow or reorder the no-decrypt rule and apply the intended policy to eligible traffic.—worked.
Controlled encrypted DNS flow follows the explicit application/security policy rather than unintended generic web treatment. This would verify resolution of a different case: A site wants visibility into suspicious encrypted DNS but uses standard web decryption rules without confirming the application protocol and TLS classification. It does not show that the reported issue was fixed or that its intended action—Narrow or reorder the no-decrypt rule and apply the intended policy to eligible traffic.—worked.