Next-Generation Firewall Engineer (Palo Alto Networks) Full-Length Practice Test
Each practice test gives you 60 questions in 90 minutes. Ten sets make 600 questions in total, mapped to the current November 2025 blueprint: 40% PAN-OS Networking Configuration, 40% PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration, and 20% Integration and Automation.
- 60 questions / 90 min
- 10 full-length tests
- 600 questions total
- 40 / 40 / 20 blueprint
- Two-answer questions included
Choose one test, five, or the full ten-test set
Every option uses the same 60-question, 90-minute format and the current 40 / 40 / 20 blueprint. The ten-test pack cuts the per-test cost the furthest.
One test
Any single 60-question test
One full 90-minute practice test
- 60 questions
- 90-minute time limit
- Three official domains at 40 / 40 / 20
- Single-answer and clearly marked two-answer questions
All 10 tests
600 questions
About $3.30₹99.90£2.65€3.00 per test
- Ten full-length practice tests
- 600 questions across the full set
- 90 minutes available on every test
- Current November 2025 domain blueprint throughout
- Use fresh sets instead of memorising one paper
Five tests
300 questions
About $4.00₹119.80£3.20€3.60 per test
- Five full-length practice tests
- 300 questions in the pack
- Same 60-question format
- Same official domain weighting
One payment, no subscription.
What Palo Alto Networks currently sets
The official November 2025 datasheet defines a specialist-level, 90-minute multiple-choice exam focused on operating and administering Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
| Certification level | Specialist |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Format | Multiple-choice questions |
| Language | English |
| Exam fee | $250 USD |
| Delivery | In-person at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Passing score | 860 on a 300–1000 scale |
| Validity | 2 years |
| Recommended experience | 2–3 years in IT security, including 2 years with Palo Alto Networks NGFW solutions |
Written to the current objectives
The blueprint is unusually concentrated. PAN-OS Networking Configuration takes 40% of the score, and PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration takes another 40%. Integration and Automation makes up the remaining 20%.
That means the exam is less about naming firewall features and more about configuring them in context. Interfaces, zones, routing, HA, GlobalProtect, logging, certificates, User-ID, Panorama, APIs and deployment automation all sit inside the published objectives.
The certification is aimed at experienced network security engineers and firewall administrators. Palo Alto Networks recommends hands-on time with its NGFW products before taking it.
Sixty questions gives you enough room to expose a weak configuration area
A short quiz can tell you whether you remember a command. Ninety minutes tells you whether routing, HA, GlobalProtect and Panorama still make sense after an hour under pressure.
How it's built
- 60 questions in each practice test
- 90-minute time limit
- 24 questions from PAN-OS Networking Configuration
- 24 from PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration
- 12 from Integration and Automation
- Mostly single-answer questions, plus clearly marked two-answer items
Under the clock
- 90 minutes for 60 questions works out to 90 seconds per question
- Configuration scenarios take longer than recall items, so bank time early
- Two-answer questions are scored all-or-nothing
- Use a first pass for clean wins, then spend the remaining time on the hard routing and automation items
What comes back
- Every question in the bank carries a keyed correct answer
- Each item has an explanation tied to the configuration or control being tested
- The explanation is where a plausible distractor gets separated from the best answer
- Review misses by objective, then retest on a fresh set
The distractor should look reasonable until you apply the routing rule
This question comes from the current NGFW Engineer practice-test bank. It tests BGP path selection, not vocabulary.
Two upstream BGP providers advertise equivalent reachability, but the enterprise wants its edge firewall to prefer one provider for outbound traffic without changing the preference advertised to external autonomous systems. Which BGP attribute is the BEST fit?
- APrepend the enterprise AS number to routes learned from the preferred provider.
- BSet a higher Local Preference on routes learned from the preferred provider.
- CSet a lower origin type on routes exported to the nonpreferred provider.
- DIncrease the MED on routes learned from the preferred provider and redistribute them into OSPF.
Why B
Local Preference is used inside an autonomous system to influence the preferred outbound BGP path. A higher value makes the preferred provider win without advertising that preference to external autonomous systems.
Why A is the tempting answer
AS-path prepending is a real BGP traffic-engineering tool, but it is mainly used to influence how other autonomous systems choose an inbound path. The requirement here is outbound path choice inside the enterprise AS.
Two domains carry four-fifths of the exam score
Networking and device settings are each 40%. On a 60-question practice test, that maps cleanly to 24 questions from each, leaving 12 for Integration and Automation.
| Domain | Official weight | Questions per 60-question test |
|---|---|---|
| 1. PAN-OS Networking Configuration | 40% | 24 |
| 2. PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration | 40% | 24 |
| 3. Integration and Automation | 20% | 12 |
All 10 Next-Generation Firewall Engineer practice tests
Each test is sold separately at the same single-test price. Use the pack if you know you want several fresh sets.
About the certification exam, and about these practice tests
The Palo Alto Networks exam
How long is the Next-Generation Firewall Engineer exam?
The official exam duration is 90 minutes. Candidates testing in non-English-speaking countries receive a 30-minute English-as-a-second-language extension by default.
What score do I need to pass?
Palo Alto Networks reports certification scores on a 300–1000 scale. The converted passing score is 860 for Palo Alto Networks certification exams.
What are the current NGFW Engineer domain weights?
PAN-OS Networking Configuration is 40%, PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration is 40%, and Integration and Automation is 20% in the November 2025 blueprint.
How much does the certification exam cost?
The current Palo Alto Networks NGFW Engineer datasheet lists the exam cost at $250 USD.
Where is the exam delivered?
Palo Alto Networks certification exams are administered in person at Pearson VUE test centers. Remote delivery ended for new appointments on 1 August 2025.
What experience does Palo Alto Networks recommend?
The datasheet recommends two to three years in an IT security-related field and two years working with Palo Alto Networks NGFW solutions. It also lists Network Security Professional and Certified Network Security Analyst as recommended certifications.
What is the retake policy after a failed attempt?
After the first failed attempt, the waiting period is 15 days. After the second failed attempt, it is 30 days. After the third failed attempt and later failures, the wait is 90 days.
How long is the certification valid?
Palo Alto Networks certifications are valid for two years from the date you pass. Recertification is through examination, and the handbook requires an 18-month wait before taking the same certification exam again after a pass.
These practice tests
How many questions are in each practice test?
Each test contains 60 questions and runs for 90 minutes. The ten-test pack contains 600 questions in total.
Do the tests follow the current blueprint?
Yes. The tests use the current November 2025 blueprint: 40% PAN-OS Networking Configuration, 40% PAN-OS Device Setting Configuration, and 20% Integration and Automation.
Do the tests include two-answer questions?
Yes. The sets are mostly single-answer questions, with some clearly marked two-answer questions. Those two-answer items are scored all-or-nothing.
Are explanations included with the questions?
Yes. The question bank includes a keyed correct answer and explanation for each item, so review can focus on why the configuration fits rather than just the answer letter.
Which pack is the best value?
The ten-test pack is the lowest per-test price: about $3.30₹99.90£2.65€3.00 per test, compared with $5.99₹199£4.99€5.49 for one test.
Is this a subscription?
No. A test or pack is a one-time purchase.
Ten full-length practice tests. 600 questions.
$32.99₹999£26.49€29.99
The certification exam costs $250. Use fresh 60-question sets to find the PAN-OS topics that still slow you down before exam day.
