Juniper Security, Professional (JNCIP-SEC) JN0-637 Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (October 2025)

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Logical systems on SRX Series devices allow the creation of separate virtual routers, each with its unique RPD process. This segmentation ensures that routing and security policies are isolated across different logical systems, effectively acting like independent routers within a single SRX device. For further information, see Juniper Logical Systems Documentation.

To create multiple virtual routers on a single SRX Series device, each with its own unique copy of the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process, you need to use logical systems. Logical systems allow for the segmentation of an SRX device into multiple virtual routers, each with independent configurations, including routing instances, policies, and protocol daemons.

Explanation of Answer D (Logical System):

A logical system on an SRX device enables you to create multiple virtual instances of the SRX, each operating independently with its own control plane and routing processes. Each logical system gets a separate copy of the RPD process, ensuring complete isolation between virtual routers.

This is the correct solution when you need separate routing instances with their own RPD processes on the same physical device.

Configuration Example:

bash

set logical-systems interfaces ge-0/0/0 unit 0

set logical-systems routing-options static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop 192.168.1.1

Juniper Security Reference:

Logical Systems Overview: Logical systems allow for the creation of multiple virtual instances within a single SRX device, each with its own configuration and control plane. Reference: Juniper Logical Systems Documentation.

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In this configuration, User1 is logged into logical system LSYS-1, which restricts access and visibility to that particular system. This ensures isolation between logical systems on the same physical device. Only a system administrator can assign additional permissions. For more details, see Juniper Logical Systems Guide.

From the exhibit, we see that User1 is logged into logical system LSYS-1:

Access to Assigned Logical System (Answer A): User1, being logged into the logical system LSYS-1, only has access to the configuration and interfaces within that logical system. This is a key feature of logical systems in Junos, ensuring users are restricted to their respective environments.

Logged into LSYS-1 (Answer B): The prompt shows that User1 is currently operating in LSYS-1, as indicated by the User1@SRX:LSYS-1> command line.

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Address persistence ensures that the same NAT IP address is used for all sessions originating from a single source IP. Persistent NAT maintains connections for applications needing multiple sessions, like VoIP. Additional details are available in Juniper NAT Documentation.

For applications that require multiple TCP sessions for the same application session (such as VoIP or certain online games), the SRX device needs to handle NAT properly to maintain session continuity. Here’s what helps:

Address Persistence (Answer A): Address persistence ensures that multiple sessions initiated by the same internal host are mapped to the same external IP address. This is crucial for applications that use multiple TCP sessions to maintain a stateful connection with the external server.

Command Example:

bash

set security nat source persistent-nat address-persistence

Persistent NAT (Answer C): This feature allows the external server to initiate new connections to the internal client using the same NAT translation. It's essential for applications that require consistent NAT mappings across multiple sessions.

Command Example:

bash

set security nat source persistent-nat permit target-host-port

These features ensure that applications with multiple TCP sessions work seamlessly across NAT.

The command show security nat source persistent-nat-table all provides a comprehensive view of all entries in the persistent NAT table, enabling administrators to monitor and manage resource exhaustion. Refer to Juniper NAT Monitoring Guide for more.

In Junos OS, when persistent NAT is configured, a binding table is created to keep track of NAT sessions and ensure that specific hosts are allowed to initiate sessions back to internal hosts. To check if the persistent NAT binding table is full or exhausted, the correct command must display the entire table.

Correct Command (D):

The command show security nat source persistent-nat-table all will display the entire persistent NAT binding table. This allows you to check whether the table is exhausted or if there is space available for new persistent NAT sessions.

Incorrect Options:

Option A: The command show security nat source persistent-nat-table summary provides a summary view but does not give detailed insights into whether the table is exhausted.

Option B and Option C: These commands deal with general NAT source summaries or pools, which are not related specifically to persistent NAT bindings.

Juniper References:

Juniper Persistent NAT Documentation: Describes the persistent NAT binding table and the commands used to monitor its status.

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Explanation of Answer A (Session Reclassification):

APBR (Advanced Policy-Based Routing) requires the session to be classified based on the specified rule, which can change midstream as additional packets are processed. If the session was already established before the APBR rule took effect, the traffic may not be correctly reclassified to match the new APBR rule, leading to IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) processing instead of being bypassed. This can occur especially when the session was already established before the rule change.

Explanation of Answer C (Application Services Bypass):

For APBR to work and bypass the IDP service, the application services bypass must be explicitly configured. Without this configuration, the APBR rule may redirect the traffic, but the IDP service will still inspect and potentially drop the traffic. This is especially important for traffic destined for specific sites like social media platforms where bypassing IDP is desired.

Example configuration for bypassing IDP services:

bash

set security forwarding-options advanced-policy-based-routing profile application-services-bypass

Step-by-Step Resolution:

Reclassify the Session Midstream:

If the traffic was already being processed before the APBR rule was applied, ensure that the session is reclassified by terminating the current session or ensuring the APBR rule is applied from the start.

Command to clear the session:

bash

clear security flow session destination-prefix

Configure Application Services Bypass:

Ensure that the APBR rule includes the application services bypass configuration to properly bypass IDP or any other security services for traffic that should not be inspected.

Example configuration:

bash

set security forwarding-options advanced-policy-based-routing profile application-services-bypass

Juniper Security Reference:

Session Reclassification in APBR: APBR requires reclassification of sessions in real-time to ensure midstream packets are processed by the correct rule. This is crucial when policies change dynamically or new rules are added.

Application Services Bypass in APBR: This feature ensures that security services such as IDP are bypassed for traffic that matches specific APBR rules. This is essential for applications where performance is a priority and security inspection is not necessary.

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