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Thanks, much appreciated. ... View more

The beta seems brutal with 216 q's in 4 hrs when the actual exam is 60 q's in 2 hrs.  I would think PA allowed ample time, maybe a little extra, for 216 questions. ... View more

Hi Ersatz, Mark, How does one sign up to take beta exams, if interested? Regards, Walter ... View more

LOL!  two-shay...  Then I would say, damn you guys are slow... ha ... View more

::crickets:: ... View more

Many reasons, but I'll give the two, which I'm using it for right now.  First, is a VPN between client(s) and myself.  I don't want to leave it up at all times, just bring it up when needed.  This will relieve routing conflicts between overlapping schemes among different clients and myself.  Second, we moved from an old VPN between a Cisco (remote device) on one side and PA on the other to a complete Palo Alto solution.  I want to avoid any chance of traffic routing over the old VPN and the only way to ensure this is to disable it, but PA doesn't allow an admin down state like Cisco does, BTW, why is that?  SOP to leave the old infra in place until the new is proven good and stable.  If a problem arises, simply fall back to the old VPN.  ... View more

Patience, Daniel-san... ... View more

Is there one now If not, I have a work-around. Will post next as attachment. ... View more

Contact me if you would like to help create one. ... View more

No, it doesn't, but thanks for replying.  I have a copy of his interview as well.  I'm fairly confident, that if there's something published or on the net with CNSE in it, I have it... except the official training doc's, which leads me to believe they are not published/on the net ... View more

If anyone has taken the CNSE and/or have their own notes, please contact me and we can combine our research to develope a study guide and help each other pass the exam. ... View more

Just the ACE exam questions are timed and you cannot review, however, the CNSE is timed for the exam in total and you can go back to review your answers. ... View more

If anyone has taken the CNSE and/or have their own notes, please contact me and we can combine our research to develope a study guide and help each other pass the exam. ... View more

UPDATE: 1.            Policy profiles                 a.  enable vulnerability to the policy(s)                                 i.             tweak if necessary                                 ii.            wait 1 week or until stability achieved and/or verified                 b.  enable antispyware to the policy(s)                                 i.             tweak if necessary                                 ii.            wait 1 week or until stability achieved and/or verified                 c.             enable URL Filtering                                 i.             add one/two categories (have client create Schedule, see below)                                                 1.            tweak (one or two days, but if receiving complaints one or two weeks)                                                 2.            wait until stability achieved                                 ii.            add one/two categories (have client create Schedule, see below)                                                 1.            create custom URL Category if necessary                                                 2.            tweak  (one or two days, but if receiving complaints one or two weeks)                                                 3.            wait until stability achieved                                 iii.           Repeat until all categories added and stability achieved  (process may weeks/take months) 2.            Applications                                 i.             tweak applications (1-2 weeks)                                 ii.            wait until stability achieved Schedule Example - order of categories to block (dates can be approximate): 1.        Cult and the occult                                          01/01/12 2.        Dating                                                            01/08/12 3.        Dead sites                                                      01/15/12 4.        Abortion                                                          01/22/12 5.        Abused Drugs                                                 01/29/12 6.        Weapons                                                        02/05/12 7.        Spam Urls                                                       02/12/12 8.        Spyware Adware                                              02/19/12 9.        Swim suites and intimate apparel                      02/26/12 10.    Religion                                                          03/05/12 11.    Sex Education                                                03/12/12 12.    Online Gambling                                             03/19/12 ... View more