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    Allow Password Access to Certain Sites

    Set up password access to websites in blocked categories for special individuals.
    Where can I use this?What do I need?
    • Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
    • Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama)
    • NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
    • NGFW (Managed by PAN-OS or Panorama)
    Notes:
    • Legacy URL filtering licenses are discontinued, but active legacy licenses are still supported.
    • Prisma Access licenses include Advanced URL Filtering capabilities.
    In some cases, it may be necessary to require password access to websites in certain categories. For example, your company may block URL categories that threaten the safety and wellbeing of employees. However, certain employees may need access to these categories for research or other legitimate purposes. To balance safety and business needs, implementing URL admin overrides can be an effective solution.
    To create a URL admin override, set the action for a category to override. Then, create a password that users must enter to access sites in this category. When users attempt to access a website in a category that you have overridden, a Continue and Override response page appears. This page notifies users that a website is blocked and prompts them to enter a password to continue to the site.

    Allow Password Access to Certain Sites (Strata Cloud Manager)

    If you’re using Panorama to manage Prisma Access:
    Toggle over to the PAN-OS & Panorama tab and follow the guidance there.
    If you’re using Strata Cloud Manager, continue here.
    1. Go to the URL Access Management dashboard.
      Select ManageConfigurationSecurity ServicesURL Access Management.
    2. Select Settings.
    3. Create a URL admin override password.
      1. Go to URL Admin Overrides, and Add URL Admin Overrides.
      2. (Optional) Select a Mode for prompting users for the password:
        • Transparent—The password prompt appears to originate from the original destination URL. The firewall intercepts the browser traffic destined for sites in a URL category set to override and issues an HTTP 302 to prompt for the password, which applies on a per-vsys level.
        • Redirect—The password prompt appears from an Address (IP address or DNS hostname) that you specify. The firewall intercepts HTTP or HTTPS traffic to a URL category set to override and uses an HTTP 302 redirect to send the request to a Layer 3 interface on the firewall.
      3. Enter a Password, then enter it again to Confirm Password.
      4. (Optional) Select an SSL/TLS Service Profile.
        You can create and manage SSL/TLS service profiles by clicking Create New and Manage, respectively.
      5. Save your changes.
    4. (Optional) Set the duration of override access and password lockouts.
      By default, users can access websites in categories for which they have successfully entered an override password for 15 minutes. After the default or custom interval passes, users must re-enter the password.
      By default, users are blocked for 30 minutes after three failed password attempts. After the user is locked out for the default or custom duration, they can try to access the websites again.
      1. Customize the General Settings.
      2. For URL Admin Override Timeout, enter a value (in minutes) from 1 to 86,400.
      3. For URL Admin Lockout Timeout, enter a value (in minutes) from 1 to 86,400.
      4. Save your changes.
    5. Specify the URL categories that require password access.
      1. On the URL Access Management dashboard, under the Access Control tab, go to URL Access Management Profiles and modify or Add Profile.
      2. Under Access Control, select the categories that require password access.
      3. With all the categories selected, click Set Access and then select Override.
        You should see that Site Access for the highlighted categories now say override.
      4. Save your changes.
    6. Apply the URL Access Management profile to a Security policy rule.
      A URL Access Management profile is only active when it’s included in a profile group that a Security policy rule references.
      Follow the steps to activate a URL Access Management profile (and any Security profile). Be sure to Push Config when you are done.

    Allow Password Access to Certain Sites (PAN-OS & Panorama)

    1. Set a URL admin override password.
      1. Select DeviceSetupContent ID.
      2. In the URL Admin Override section, click Add.
      3. In the Location field, select the virtual system to which this password applies.
      4. Enter a Password, then enter it again to Confirm Password.
      5. Select an SSL/TLS Service Profile.
        SSL/TLS service profiles specify the certificate that the firewall presents to the user if the site with the override is an HTTPS site.
      6. Select a Mode for prompting user for the password:
        • Transparent—The password prompt appears to originate from the original destination URL. The firewall intercepts the browser traffic destined for sites in a URL category set to override and issues an HTTP 302 to prompt for the password, which applies on a per-vsys level.
          The client browser will display certificate errors if it does not trust the certificate.
        • Redirect—The password prompt appears from an Address (IP address or DNS hostname) that you specify. The firewall intercepts HTTP or HTTPS traffic to a URL category set to override and uses an HTTP 302 redirect to send the request to a Layer 3 interface on the firewall.
      7. Click OK.
    2. (Optional) Set the duration of override access and password lockouts.
      By default, users can access websites in categories for which they have successfully entered an override password for 15 minutes. After the default or custom interval passes, users must re-enter the password.
      By default, users are blocked for 30 minutes after three failed password attempts. After the user is locked out for the default or custom duration, they can try to access the websites again.
      1. Edit the URL Filtering section.
      2. For URL Admin Override Timeout, enter a value (in minutes) from 1 to 86,400. ---By default, users can access sites within the category for 15 minutes without re-entering the password.
      3. For URL Admin Lockout Timeout, enter a value (in minutes) from 1 to 86,400.
      4. Click OK.
    3. (Redirect mode only) Create a Layer 3 interface to which to redirect web requests to sites in a category configured for override.
      1. Create a management profile to enable the interface to display the URL Filtering Continue and Override Page response page:
        1. Select NetworkInterface Mgmt and click Add.
        2. Enter a Name for the profile, select Response Pages, and then click OK.
      2. Create the Layer 3 interface. Be sure to attach the management profile you just created (on the AdvancedOther Info tab of the Ethernet Interface dialog).
    4. (Redirect mode only) To transparently redirect users without displaying certificate errors, install a certificate that matches the IP address of the interface to which you are redirecting web requests to a site in a URL category configured for override.You can either generate a self-signed certificate or import a certificate that is signed by an external CA.
      To use a self-signed certificate, you must first create a root CA certificate and then use that CA to sign the certificate you will use for URL admin override as follows:
      1. To create a root CA certificate, select DeviceCertificate ManagementCertificatesDevice Certificates and then click Generate. Enter a Certificate Name, such as RootCA. Do not select a value in the Signed By field (this is what indicates that it is self-signed). Make sure you select the Certificate Authority check box and then click Generate the certificate.
      2. To create the certificate to use for URL admin override, click Generate. Enter a Certificate Name and enter the DNS hostname or IP address of the interface as the Common Name. In the Signed By field, select the CA you created in the previous step. Add an IP address attribute and specify the IP address of the Layer 3 interface to which you will be redirecting web requests to URL categories that have the override action.
      3. Generate the certificate.
      4. To configure clients to trust the certificate, select the CA certificate on the Device Certificates tab and click Export. You must then import the certificate as a trusted root CA into all client browsers, either by manually configuring the browser or by adding the certificate to the trusted roots in an Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO).
    5. Specify which URL categories require an override password to enable access.
      1. Select ObjectsURL Filtering and either select an existing URL Filtering profile or Add a new one.
      2. On the Categories tab, set the Action to override for each category that requires a password.
      3. Complete any remaining sections on the URL Filtering profile and then click OK to save the profile.
    6. Apply the URL Filtering profile to the Security policy rule(s) that allows access to the sites requiring password override for access.
      1. Select PoliciesSecurity and select the appropriate Security policy to modify it.
      2. Select the Actions tab and in the Profile Setting section, click the drop-down for URL Filtering and select the profile.
      3. Click OK to save.
    7. Commit the configuration.

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