A firewall administrator is reviewing traffic logs and notices that a particular session is consistently being processed by the slow path. The session is an HTTPS connection to a web server. Which configuration is most likely causing this session to be processed by the slow path?

The session is using a non-standard port for HTTPS, which forces slow path processing.

The security policy for this traffic has SSL decryption enabled.

The web server is using HTTP/2, which is not supported by the fast path.

The firewall is configured to log all HTTPS traffic, which requires slow path processing.

Why might a packet be processed by the slow path instead of the fast path?

Because the packet has a high priority and needs to be forwarded as quickly as possible.

Because the packet is small and can be processed quickly by the CPU.

Because the packet requires control plane processing or deeper inspection to determine the appropriate action.

Because the packet is part of an existing session and can be forwarded using the session table.

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A firewall administrator is reviewing traffic logs and notices that a particular session is consistently being processed by the slow path. The session is an HTTPS connection to a web server. Which configuration is most likely causing this session to be processed by the slow path?

Why might a packet be processed by the slow path instead of the fast path?

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