121 practice questions for Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Engineer, with full explanations.
Every question comes with the correct answer, the reasoning behind it, and a short note on why each wrong option is wrong. Work through it once with the answers, then again with the questions-only copy under exam conditions.
- 121 questions mapped to the NGFW Engineer exam blueprint
- Answers and explanations for every question, including the wrong options
- A questions-only PDF for timed practice runs
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Last updated September 2026 · 121 questions
What makes the NGFW Engineer exam hard
This is the exam that replaced PCNSE. Palo Alto Networks retired the whole PCNSE, PCNSA and PCCET family in 2025 and rebuilt the portfolio around job roles, and the Next-Generation Firewall Engineer is now the firewall engineering credential. A PCNSE bank is not a shortcut: the new blueprint has three domains where PCNSE had six, and 80% of the marks sit in two of them.
PAN-OS Networking Configuration and PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration are 40% each. Networking covers Layer 2, Layer 3, virtual wire, tunnel, aggregate and management interfaces, zones, active/active and active/passive HA with link and path monitoring, dynamic routing, redistribution, route monitoring and the Advanced Routing Engine, GlobalProtect portals, gateways, authentication and split tunnelling, and IPsec, GRE and quantum-resistant cryptography. Device settings covers authentication roles, profiles and sequences, virtual systems with virtual and logical routers and inter-VSYS routing, Strata Logging Service, log forwarding and collector groups, software updates, PKI and decryption certificates, SSL/TLS profiles, on-premises and Cloud Identity Engine User-ID with group mapping and redistribution, and the PAN-OS web proxy. Integration and Automation at 20% is where it departs furthest from PCNSE: PA-Series, VM-Series, CN-Series, Cloud NGFW and AI Runtime Security deployment, API-driven deployment, Kubernetes, hypervisors, CSPs, Terraform and Ansible, Panorama templates, device groups and pre and post rulesets, and ACC dashboards and custom reports.
About the exam
The Palo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall Engineer is a Specialist-level certification covering PAN-OS networking configuration, PAN-OS device setting configuration, and integration and automation of next-generation firewalls. No formal prerequisites; Palo Alto Networks recommends the Network Security Professional and Network Security Analyst certifications and 2 to 3 years in IT security. Blueprint dated November 2025.
Exam domains
- PAN-OS Networking Configuration: 40%
- PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration: 40%
- Integration and Automation: 20%
90 minutes, multiple choice and multiple select, US$250 per attempt, in person at Pearson VUE test centres only (no online proctoring), certification valid for two years. Palo Alto Networks does not publish a fixed passing score.
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