The Palo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Engineer certification validates the knowledge and skill of experienced NGFW engineers in the areas of deployment configuration, post-deployment management and configuration, integrations with other tools, and their ability to participate in troubleshooting deployed environments. The certification also validates pre-deployment planning of Palo Alto Networks NGFW component solutions and an understanding of their architecture to achieve network transformation outcomes.
The Palo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Engineer certification validates the knowledge and skill of experienced NGFW engineers in the areas of deployment configuration, post-deployment management and configuration, integrations with other tools, and their ability to participate in troubleshooting deployed environments. The certification also validates pre-deployment planning of Palo Alto Networks NGFW component solutions and an understanding of their architecture to achieve network transformation outcomes.
The certification evaluates practical expertise across three weighted domains:
1. PAN-OS Networking Configuration 38%
1.1 Configure interface
1.2 Configure zones
1.3 Configure high availability (HA)
1.4 Configure routing
1.5 Configure GlobalProtect
1.6 Configure tunnels
2. PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration 38%
2.1 Implement authentication roles, profiles, and sequences
2.2 Configure virtual systems (VSYS)
2.3 Configure logging
2.4 Implement PAN-OS software updates
2.5 Configure certificates
2.7 Configure web proxy on PAN-OS
3. Integration and Automation 24%
3.1 Install the selected deployment option
3.2 Use APIs to automate deployment
3.3 Manage third-party services to deploy NGFWs (e.g., Kubernetes, hypervisors, CSPs, Terraform, Ansible)
3.4 Use on-premises centralized management
3.5 Build Application Command Center (ACC) dashboards and custom reports
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