Which component does not contribute to enforcement in the public cloud?

The correct choice indicates that sandboxing does not directly contribute to enforcement in the public cloud. Sandboxing is primarily used for analyzing and testing files or applications in a controlled environment without affecting the rest of the production environment. Its main purpose is to detect potential threats by observing the behavior of software in isolation before it interacts with other system components.

In contrast, components like the VM-Series, host agents such as Traps or Cortex XDR Prevent, and APIs provided by Prisma solutions actively participate in the enforcement of security policies or practices. The VM-Series acts as a virtual firewall providing traffic inspection and policy enforcement within cloud environments. Host agents are designed to monitor endpoints and enforce security configurations and policies to protect against threats. APIs, particularly from Prisma SaaS and Prisma Public Cloud, facilitate integration with cloud services to enforce security through automation and management of the cloud infrastructure.

Therefore, while sandboxing has a critical function in threat detection, it does not engage in the direct enforcement of security policies in the public cloud context, distinguishing it from the other components.