Professional Cloud Security Engineer

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Google Cloud feature

Response policies

Topic in 2 exam domains

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Response policies · Feature · Cloud DNS
response-policies · Feature · gcloud beta dns command group
response-policies · Concept · gcloud dns command group

Policies that add custom rules within a private network to override private DNS responses based on the query name.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Securing communications and establishing boundary protection
~22% of exam
1. 2.1Designing and configuring perimeter security
  - Configuring Cloud DNS security settings.
2. 2.3Establishing private connectivity
  - Designing and configuring private connectivity between VPC networks and Google Cloud projects (Shared VPC, VPC peering, and Private Google Access for on-premises hosts).

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Last updated October 24, 2026

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

Response policies

Topic in 2 exam domains

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Response policies · Feature · Cloud DNS
response-policies · Feature · gcloud beta dns command group
response-policies · Concept · gcloud dns command group

Policies that add custom rules within a private network to override private DNS responses based on the query name.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 1 of 5 domains

Domain 2
Securing communications and establishing boundary protection
~22% of exam
1. 2.1Designing and configuring perimeter security
  - Configuring Cloud DNS security settings.
2. 2.3Establishing private connectivity
  - Designing and configuring private connectivity between VPC networks and Google Cloud projects (Shared VPC, VPC peering, and Private Google Access for on-premises hosts).

How learners score on this topic

Last updated October 24, 2026

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