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View DNS Security Logs (AIOps for NGFW Free)

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View DNS Security Logs (AIOps for NGFW Free)

Benign DNS queries that have been analyzed by DNS Security are not displayed in the AIOps for NGFW Free log viewer. Log in to your Strata Logging Service app to access benign DNS log entries.
  1. Use the credentials associated with your Palo Alto Networks support account and log in to the AIOps for NGFW Free application on the hub.
  2. Search for DNS queries that have been processed using DNS Security in AIOps for NGFW Free.
    1. Select Incidents and AlertsLog Viewer.
    2. Constrain your search using the threat filter and submit a log query based on the DNS category, for example, threat_category.value = 'dns-c2' to view logs that have been determined to be a C2 domain. To search for other DNS types, replace c2 with another supported DNS category (ddns, parked, malware, etc). Adjust the search criteria as necessary for your search, including additional query parameters (such as the severity level and subtype) along with a date range.
    3. Select a log entry to view the details of a detected DNS threat.
    4. The threat Category is displayed in the Details pane of the detailed log view. Other relevant details about the threat are displayed in their corresponding windows.