A firewall administrator is implementing a rule that directs HTTP traffic to an internal server listening on a non-standard socket. Which of the following types of rules is the administrator implementing?
A) NAT
B) PAT
C) STP
D) SNAT
E) ARP

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The administrator is implementing a Port Address Translation (PAT) rule, which allows multiple devices on a local network to be mapped to a single public IP address but with a different port number for each session. This is useful for directing traffic to a server listening on a non-standard port.

A Firewall Administrator Is Implementing a Rule That Directs HTTP