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What will occur if Drop Packet is selected?

An SRX Series device is configured for inline tap mode. What will occur if Drop Packet is
selected?

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A.
The SRX Series device drops a matching packet associated with the connection,
preventing traffic for the connection from reaching its destination.

B.
The SRX Series device drops a matching packet before it can reach its destination but
does not close the connection.

C.
The SRX Series device will ignore the action Drop Packet.

D.
The SRX Series device closes the connection and sends an RST packet to both the
client and the server.

Explanation:

11 Comments on “What will occur if Drop Packet is selected?

  1. kees says:

    C. it is:
    Since inline tap mode puts IDP in a passive mode for monitoring, preventative actions such as session close, drop, and mark diffserv are deferred. The action drop packet is ignored.




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  2. infojami says:

    “Note that Drop-Packet with not have any impact in inline tap mode, since the original packet has already
    made it through the SRX and will be recorded as action DISMISS in the logs.”

    Reference:
    Junos Security by O’Riellys – page 411
    https://books.google.com.au/books?id=qPBHeZL7fcUC&pg=PA411&lpg=PA411&dq=srx+inline+tap+with+drop+packet&source=bl&ots=PVUUbi6_OU&sig=LDovAEaIvNOCehzUSr1oZVsCaR8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAtveJ_srSAhUP6GMKHcINBRcQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=srx%20inline%20tap%20with%20drop%20packet&f=false

    Answer is C.




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