Session Information Sharing
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Session Information Sharing

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Session Information Sharing

Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
  • Prisma Access (Cloud Management)
  • Prisma Access (Panorama Managed)
  • NGFW (Cloud Managed)
  • NGFW (PAN-OS or Panorama Managed)
  • VM-Series
  • CN-Series
  • Advanced WildFire License
    For
    Prisma Access
    , this is usually included with your
    Prisma Access
    license.
In addition to forwarding unknown and blocked samples for analysis, the firewall also forwards information about the network session for a sample. Palo Alto Networks uses session information to learn more about the context of the suspicious network event, indicators of compromise related to the malware, affected hosts and clients, and applications used to deliver the malware.
Forward of session information is enabled by default; however, you can adjust the default settings and choose what type of session information is forwarded to one of the WildFire cloud options.

Cloud Management

If you’re using Panorama to manage
Prisma Access
:
Toggle over to the
PAN-OS
tab and follow the guidance there.
If you’re using
Prisma Access
Cloud Management, continue here.
  1. Use the credentials associated with your Palo Alto Networks support account and log in to the
    Strata Cloud Manager
    application on the hub.
  2. Select
    Manage
    Configuration
    NGFW and
    Prisma Access
    Security Services
    WildFire and Antivirus
    and configure your
    Session Information Settings
    options.
    • Source IP
      —Forward the source IP address that sent the unknown file.
    • Source Port
      —Forward the source port that sent the unknown file.
    • Destination IP
      —Forward the destination IP address for the unknown file.
    • Destination Port
      —Forward the destination port for the unknown file.
    • Virtual System
      —Forward the virtual system that detected the unknown file.
    • Application
      —Forward the user application that transmitted the unknown file.
    • User
      —Forward the targeted user.
    • URL
      —Forward the URL associated with the unknown file.
    • Filename
      —Forward the name of the unknown file.
    • Email sender
      —Forward the sender of an unknown email link (the name of the email sender also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
    • Email recipient
      —Forward the recipient of an unknown email link (the name of the email recipient also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
    • Email subject
      —Forward the subject of an unknown email link (the email subject also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
  3. Save
    your changes.

PAN-OS & Panorama

  1. Select
    Device
    Setup
    WildFire
    and select or clear the following
    Session Information Settings
    options.
    • Source IP
      —Forward the source IP address that sent the unknown file.
    • Source Port
      —Forward the source port that sent the unknown file.
    • Destination IP
      —Forward the destination IP address for the unknown file.
    • Destination Port
      —Forward the destination port for the unknown file.
    • Virtual System
      —Forward the virtual system that detected the unknown file.
    • Application
      —Forward the user application that transmitted the unknown file.
    • User
      —Forward the targeted user.
    • URL
      —Forward the URL associated with the unknown file.
    • Filename
      —Forward the name of the unknown file.
    • Email sender
      —Forward the sender of an unknown email link (the name of the email sender also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
    • Email recipient
      —Forward the recipient of an unknown email link (the name of the email recipient also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
    • Email subject
      —Forward the subject of an unknown email link (the email subject also appears in WildFire logs and reports).
  2. Click
    OK
    to save your changes.

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