Question 190
At the Ivystone hospital administration team, during a branch-network rollout, a firewall rule must name one inventory database server, but the administrator enters unrelated host addresses separately in several rules. Which interpretation best explains what is happening?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A host object represents a particular network endpoint; consistent objects simplify policy maintenance. This directly explains the reported condition at the Ivystone hospital administration team; it supports the decision to create or correct the specific host object and use it consistently in the rules.
Incorrect Answers
That statement describes service udp object: identical numeric ports do not make TCP and UDP service objects interchangeable. At the Ivystone hospital administration team, however, the reported facts indicate that a host object represents a particular network endpoint; consistent objects simplify policy maintenance.
That statement describes object modification impact: editing a reused object can change several rules even when the rules themselves are not edited. At the Ivystone hospital administration team, however, the reported facts indicate that a host object represents a particular network endpoint; consistent objects simplify policy maintenance.
That statement describes incorrect subnet mask: an overly broad address mask changes which endpoints match a rule, regardless of the displayed object name. At the Ivystone hospital administration team, however, the reported facts indicate that a host object represents a particular network endpoint; consistent objects simplify policy maintenance.