Credit-based flexible licensing provides flexibility in deploying and managing Palo Alto Networks software firewalls. Let's analyze the options:
A. Create virtual Panoramas: While Panorama can manage software firewalls, credit-based licensing is primarily focused on the firewalls themselves (VM-Series, CN-Series, Cloud NGFW), not on Panorama. Panorama has its own licensing model.
B. Add Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) subscriptions to CN-Series firewalls: This is a VALID benefit. Credit-based licensing allows customers to use credits to enable CDSS subscriptions (like Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, WildFire) on CN-Series firewalls. This provides flexibility in choosing and applying security services as needed.
[Reference: Palo Alto Networks licensing guides and documentation on flexible licensing explicitly mention its applicability to enabling CDSS subscriptions for software firewalls, including CN-Series., C. Create Cloud NGFWs: This is a VALID benefit. Cloud NGFW for AWS and Azure are licensed through a credit-based system. Customers consume credits based on usage., Reference: The documentation for Cloud NGFW for AWS and Azure describes the credit-based licensing model., D. Add Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) subscriptions to PA-Series firewalls: PA-Series firewalls are hardware appliances and use traditional licensing methods. Credit-based licensing is not applicable to them., , ]
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