What is the object that represents a cluster of multiple services for security filtering?

A Service Group is a compound object within SonicWall's configuration that allows administrators to easily manage and apply settings to multiple services at once. This is particularly useful in firewall rules and policy settings where multiple services may need to be allowed or blocked simultaneously, simplifying management and reducing configuration errors.

By utilizing a Service Group, network administrators can group together related services such as HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP, making it more efficient to configure rules that affect all these services collectively. This organizational tool not only enhances clarity in the configuration but also makes it easier to update policies in the future, as changes to the Service Group will automatically apply to all included services.

Other options, while related to network configuration, do not serve the same purpose as a Service Group. For instance, a Service Object specifically represents a single service rather than a collection of services, which is less efficient when dealing with multiple protocols. A Security Group focuses more on the categorization of users or devices for access control purposes. Meanwhile, a Protocol Group would typically refer to a specific set of protocols rather than the broader function of managing multiple services for security filtering.