Next-Generation Firewall
New Features in April 2024
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Next-Generation Firewall Docs
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PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
- PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
- PAN-OS 11.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 10.1
- PAN-OS 10.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 9.1 (EoL)
- Cloud Management of NGFWs
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- Management Interfaces
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- Launch the Web Interface
- Use the Administrator Login Activity Indicators to Detect Account Misuse
- Manage and Monitor Administrative Tasks
- Commit, Validate, and Preview Firewall Configuration Changes
- Commit Selective Configuration Changes
- Export Configuration Table Data
- Use Global Find to Search the Firewall or Panorama Management Server
- Manage Locks for Restricting Configuration Changes
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- Define Access to the Web Interface Tabs
- Provide Granular Access to the Monitor Tab
- Provide Granular Access to the Policy Tab
- Provide Granular Access to the Objects Tab
- Provide Granular Access to the Network Tab
- Provide Granular Access to the Device Tab
- Define User Privacy Settings in the Admin Role Profile
- Restrict Administrator Access to Commit and Validate Functions
- Provide Granular Access to Global Settings
- Provide Granular Access to the Panorama Tab
- Provide Granular Access to Operations Settings
- Panorama Web Interface Access Privileges
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- Reset the Firewall to Factory Default Settings
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- Plan Your Authentication Deployment
- Pre-Logon for SAML Authentication
- Configure SAML Authentication
- Configure Kerberos Single Sign-On
- Configure Kerberos Server Authentication
- Configure TACACS+ Authentication
- Configure TACACS Accounting
- Configure RADIUS Authentication
- Configure LDAP Authentication
- Configure Local Database Authentication
- Configure an Authentication Profile and Sequence
- Test Authentication Server Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Authentication Issues
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- Keys and Certificates
- Default Trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs)
- Certificate Deployment
- Configure the Master Key
- Export a Certificate and Private Key
- Configure a Certificate Profile
- Configure an SSL/TLS Service Profile
- Configure an SSH Service Profile
- Replace the Certificate for Inbound Management Traffic
- Configure the Key Size for SSL Forward Proxy Server Certificates
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- HA Overview
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- Prerequisites for Active/Active HA
- Configure Active/Active HA
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- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with Route-Based Redundancy
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with Floating IP Addresses
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with ARP Load-Sharing
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with Floating IP Address Bound to Active-Primary Firewall
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with Source DIPP NAT Using Floating IP Addresses
- Use Case: Configure Separate Source NAT IP Address Pools for Active/Active HA Firewalls
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA for ARP Load-Sharing with Destination NAT
- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA for ARP Load-Sharing with Destination NAT in Layer 3
- HA Clustering Overview
- HA Clustering Best Practices and Provisioning
- Configure HA Clustering
- Refresh HA1 SSH Keys and Configure Key Options
- HA Firewall States
- Reference: HA Synchronization
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- Use the Dashboard
- Monitor Applications and Threats
- Monitor Block List
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- Report Types
- View Reports
- Configure the Expiration Period and Run Time for Reports
- Disable Predefined Reports
- Custom Reports
- Generate Custom Reports
- Generate the SaaS Application Usage Report
- Manage PDF Summary Reports
- Generate User/Group Activity Reports
- Manage Report Groups
- Schedule Reports for Email Delivery
- Manage Report Storage Capacity
- View Policy Rule Usage
- Use External Services for Monitoring
- Configure Log Forwarding
- Configure Email Alerts
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- Configure Syslog Monitoring
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- Traffic Log Fields
- Threat Log Fields
- URL Filtering Log Fields
- Data Filtering Log Fields
- HIP Match Log Fields
- GlobalProtect Log Fields
- IP-Tag Log Fields
- User-ID Log Fields
- Decryption Log Fields
- Tunnel Inspection Log Fields
- SCTP Log Fields
- Authentication Log Fields
- Config Log Fields
- System Log Fields
- Correlated Events Log Fields
- GTP Log Fields
- Audit Log Fields
- Syslog Severity
- Custom Log/Event Format
- Escape Sequences
- Forward Logs to an HTTP/S Destination
- Firewall Interface Identifiers in SNMP Managers and NetFlow Collectors
- Monitor Transceivers
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- User-ID Overview
- Enable User-ID
- Map Users to Groups
- Enable User- and Group-Based Policy
- Enable Policy for Users with Multiple Accounts
- Verify the User-ID Configuration
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- App-ID Overview
- App-ID and HTTP/2 Inspection
- Manage Custom or Unknown Applications
- Safely Enable Applications on Default Ports
- Applications with Implicit Support
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- Prepare to Deploy App-ID Cloud Engine
- Enable or Disable the App-ID Cloud Engine
- App-ID Cloud Engine Processing and Policy Usage
- New App Viewer (Policy Optimizer)
- Add Apps to an Application Filter with Policy Optimizer
- Add Apps to an Application Group with Policy Optimizer
- Add Apps Directly to a Rule with Policy Optimizer
- Replace an RMA Firewall (ACE)
- Impact of License Expiration or Disabling ACE
- Commit Failure Due to Cloud Content Rollback
- Troubleshoot App-ID Cloud Engine
- Application Level Gateways
- Disable the SIP Application-level Gateway (ALG)
- Maintain Custom Timeouts for Data Center Applications
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- Decryption Overview
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- Keys and Certificates for Decryption Policies
- SSL Forward Proxy
- SSL Forward Proxy Decryption Profile
- SSL Inbound Inspection
- SSL Inbound Inspection Decryption Profile
- SSL Protocol Settings Decryption Profile
- SSH Proxy
- SSH Proxy Decryption Profile
- Profile for No Decryption
- SSL Decryption for Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC) Certificates
- Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) Support for SSL Decryption
- SSL Decryption and Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- TLSv1.3 Decryption
- High Availability Not Supported for Decrypted Sessions
- Decryption Mirroring
- Configure SSL Forward Proxy
- Configure SSL Inbound Inspection
- Configure SSH Proxy
- Configure Server Certificate Verification for Undecrypted Traffic
- Post-Quantum Cryptography Detection and Control
- Enable Users to Opt Out of SSL Decryption
- Temporarily Disable SSL Decryption
- Configure Decryption Port Mirroring
- Verify Decryption
- Activate Free Licenses for Decryption Features
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- Policy Types
- Policy Objects
- Track Rules Within a Rulebase
- Enforce Policy Rule Description, Tag, and Audit Comment
- Move or Clone a Policy Rule or Object to a Different Virtual System
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- External Dynamic List
- Built-in External Dynamic Lists
- Configure the Firewall to Access an External Dynamic List
- Retrieve an External Dynamic List from the Web Server
- View External Dynamic List Entries
- Exclude Entries from an External Dynamic List
- Enforce Policy on an External Dynamic List
- Find External Dynamic Lists That Failed Authentication
- Disable Authentication for an External Dynamic List
- Register IP Addresses and Tags Dynamically
- Use Dynamic User Groups in Policy
- Use Auto-Tagging to Automate Security Actions
- CLI Commands for Dynamic IP Addresses and Tags
- Application Override Policy
- Test Policy Rules
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- Network Segmentation Using Zones
- How Do Zones Protect the Network?
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PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
- PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
- PAN-OS 11.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 10.1
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- Tap Interfaces
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- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Packets over a Virtual Wire
- Port Speeds of Virtual Wire Interfaces
- LLDP over a Virtual Wire
- Aggregated Interfaces for a Virtual Wire
- Virtual Wire Support of High Availability
- Zone Protection for a Virtual Wire Interface
- VLAN-Tagged Traffic
- Virtual Wire Subinterfaces
- Configure Virtual Wires
- Configure a PPPoE Client on a Subinterface
- Configure an IPv6 PPPoE Client
- Configure an Aggregate Interface Group
- Configure Bonjour Reflector for Network Segmentation
- Use Interface Management Profiles to Restrict Access
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- DHCP Overview
- Firewall as a DHCP Server and Client
- Firewall as a DHCPv6 Client
- DHCP Messages
- Dynamic IPv6 Addressing on the Management Interface
- Configure an Interface as a DHCP Server
- Configure an Interface as a DHCPv4 Client
- Configure an Interface as a DHCPv6 Client with Prefix Delegation
- Configure the Management Interface as a DHCP Client
- Configure the Management Interface for Dynamic IPv6 Address Assignment
- Configure an Interface as a DHCP Relay Agent
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- DNS Overview
- DNS Proxy Object
- DNS Server Profile
- Multi-Tenant DNS Deployments
- Configure a DNS Proxy Object
- Configure a DNS Server Profile
- Use Case 1: Firewall Requires DNS Resolution
- Use Case 2: ISP Tenant Uses DNS Proxy to Handle DNS Resolution for Security Policies, Reporting, and Services within its Virtual System
- Use Case 3: Firewall Acts as DNS Proxy Between Client and Server
- DNS Proxy Rule and FQDN Matching
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- NAT Rule Capacities
- Dynamic IP and Port NAT Oversubscription
- Dataplane NAT Memory Statistics
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- Translate Internal Client IP Addresses to Your Public IP Address (Source DIPP NAT)
- Create a Source NAT Rule with Persistent DIPP
- PAN-OS
- Strata Cloud Manager
- Enable Clients on the Internal Network to Access your Public Servers (Destination U-Turn NAT)
- Enable Bi-Directional Address Translation for Your Public-Facing Servers (Static Source NAT)
- Configure Destination NAT with DNS Rewrite
- Configure Destination NAT Using Dynamic IP Addresses
- Modify the Oversubscription Rate for DIPP NAT
- Reserve Dynamic IP NAT Addresses
- Disable NAT for a Specific Host or Interface
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- Network Packet Broker Overview
- How Network Packet Broker Works
- Prepare to Deploy Network Packet Broker
- Configure Transparent Bridge Security Chains
- Configure Routed Layer 3 Security Chains
- Network Packet Broker HA Support
- User Interface Changes for Network Packet Broker
- Limitations of Network Packet Broker
- Troubleshoot Network Packet Broker
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- Enable Advanced Routing
- Logical Router Overview
- Configure a Logical Router
- Create a Static Route
- Configure BGP on an Advanced Routing Engine
- Create BGP Routing Profiles
- Create Filters for the Advanced Routing Engine
- Configure OSPFv2 on an Advanced Routing Engine
- Create OSPF Routing Profiles
- Configure OSPFv3 on an Advanced Routing Engine
- Create OSPFv3 Routing Profiles
- Configure RIPv2 on an Advanced Routing Engine
- Create RIPv2 Routing Profiles
- Create BFD Profiles
- Configure IPv4 Multicast
- Configure MSDP
- Create Multicast Routing Profiles
- Create an IPv4 MRoute
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Cloud Management and AIOps for NGFW
- PAN-OS 11.2
- PAN-OS 11.1
- PAN-OS 11.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 10.2
- PAN-OS 10.1
- PAN-OS 10.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 9.1 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 9.0 (EoL)
- PAN-OS 8.1 (EoL)
- Cloud Management and AIOps for NGFW
New Features in April 2024
These are the new features introduced in April 2024 for AIOps for NGFW Free, and for
AIOps for NGFW Premium.
These are the new features introduced in April 2024 for AIOps for NGFW Free, and
for AIOps for NGFW Premium. AIOps for NGFW Premium updates include new
features to support Cloud Management for NGFWs.
Cloud Management for NGFWs: Aggregate Interface Usability Enhancement
April 26, 2024
Supported on Strata Cloud Manager for: Cloud Management for
NGFWs.
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Configuring an Aggregate Ethernet interface variable in snippets or folders allows
you to have reusable common configuration across the entire deployment. Aggregate Ethernet interface variable
reduces duplication of configuration and significantly simplifies the process of
updating and maintaining common configurations.
When you add interfaces for your firewalls, you can now configure the
Aggregate Ethernet interface variable type in addition to
the existing Layer 2, Layer 3, and tap interface types.
Cloud Management for NGFWs: Device Onboarding Rules
April 26, 2024
Supported on Strata Cloud
Manager for: Cloud Management for
NGFWs with an AIOps for NGFW Premium
license.
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Use a device onboarding rule to automate parts of the Palo
Alto Networks NGFW onboarding to Strata Cloud Manager whether you are manually
onboarding Palo Alto Networks NGFW or onboarding using Zero Touch Provisioning
(ZTP). This allows you to associate the firewall with a folder and apply predefined
configuration when the firewall first connects to Strata Cloud Manager. You can
create multiple device onboarding rules to define different match criteria that
apply to different Palo Alto Networks NGFW. Device onboarding rules are designed to
simplify and greatly reduce the time spent onboarding new Palo Alto Networks NGFW at
scale and ensure the correct configuration is applied to newly onboarded Palo Alto
Networks NGFW.
Device onboarding rules use Match Criteria to define which
Palo Alto Networks NGFW the rule applies to. This includes information such as the
firewall Model and any Labels applied
to the firewall during the onboarding process. You can define the rule
Action to specify a Target Folder
one or more Palo Alto Networks NGFW are added to and the Snippet
Association define any firewall-specific snippet configurations that
need to be applied. Additionally, if you use SD-WAN or Cloud Identity Engine (CIE)
you can also define and apply those necessary configurations in the device
onboarding rule to ensure all required connectivity and user-based visibility and
policy enforcement immediately after onboarding.
Cloud Management for NGFWs: Transparent Web Proxy
April 26, 2024
You can now use Strata Cloud Manager to configure a transparent
proxy on your firewalls.
Supported on Strata Cloud
Manager for:
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Prisma Access has its own, separate method of configuring explicit proxy. This
new feature applies only to cloud-managed firewalls.
You can now configure a web proxy on the firewalls you're
managing with Strata Cloud Manager. That means that if you plan to use an
NGFW as a proxy device to secure your network, you can now configure your proxy
settings across your deployment from a simple, unified management interface.
This interface includes an in-app proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file
editor so that you can edit your proxy settings and modify your PAC file all in one
place whenever network changes arise.
The web proxy supports two methods for routing traffic:
- For the explicit proxy method, the request
contains the destination IP address of the configured proxy and the client
browser sends requests to the proxy directly. You can use one of following
methods to authenticate users with the explicit proxy:
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Kerberos, which requires a web proxy license.
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SAML 2.0, which requires a Prisma Access license and the add-on web proxy license.
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- For the transparent proxy method, the request contains the destination IP address of the web server and the proxy transparently intercepts the client request (either by being in-line or by traffic steering). There is no client configuration and Panorama is optional. Transparent proxy requires a loopback interface, User-ID configuration in the proxy zone, and specific Destination NAT (DNAT) rules, which you can configure using Transparent Proxy Rules in Strata Cloud Manager. Transparent proxy does not support X-Authenticated Users (XAU) or Web Cache Communications Protocol (WCCP).
You can push web proxy configurations to the following platforms:
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PA-1400
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PA-3400
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VM Series (with a minimum of four vCPUs)
Strata Cloud Manager: Configuration Indicator
April 26, 2024
Supported on Strata Cloud
Manager for:
Prisma Access (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
NGFW (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
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Get clarity on the configuration elements that are applicable for a particular scope
and whether they are inherited from a common configuration scope or generated by the
system.
The color-coded configuration indicators help you
understand where the configurations are inherited from, and also visually
distinguish the object types for easy scanning.
Strata Cloud Manager: External Gateway Integration for Prisma Access and On-Premises NGFWs
April 26, 2024
Supported on Strata Cloud
Manager for:
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Enable integration between Prisma Access deployments and on-premises NGFWs deployed
as external gateways.
In the Prisma Access configuration, when setting up the hybrid Prisma Access
deployment with security service edge (SSE) and on-premises NGFWs, you can now
configure the NGFWs as external gateways by referencing the
NGFWs' GlobalProtect gateway IP addresses. This eliminates manual configuration and
minimizes the risk of misconfiguration.
AIOps for NGFW: Strata Cloud Manager Command Center
April 11, 2024
Supported on Strata Cloud Manager
with AIOps for NGFW Premium license.
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The Strata Cloud Manager Command
Center is your new NetSec homepage; it is your first stop to assess
the health, security, and efficiency of your network. In a single view, the command
center shows you all users and IoT devices accessing the internet, SaaS
applications, and private apps, and how Prisma Access, your NGFWs, and your security
services are protecting them.

The command center provides you with four different views, each with its
own tracked data, metrics, and actionable insights to examine and interact with:
- Summary: A high-level look at all your network and security infrastructure. Monitor the traffic between your sources (users, IoT) and applications (private, SaaS), and see metrics onboarded security subscriptions.
- Threats: Dig deeper into anomalies on your network and block threats that are impacting your users. Review the traffic inspected on your network and see how threats are being detected and blocked around the clock by your Cloud-Delivered Security subscriptions.
- Operational Health: Review incidents of degraded user experience on your network and see root-cause analysis of the issues and remediation recommendations.
- Data Security: Find high-risk sensitive data and update data profiles to further secure your network. Review the sensitive data flow across your network and SaaS applications.
When the command center surfaces an issue through one of these views that
you should address or investigate (an anomaly, a security gap, a degraded user
experience, something that impacts the security and health of your network), it
provides a path to where you can take actions to further secure your network.
For example, if you are looking at the Threats view and would like more information
about Command and Control threats on your network, you can click C2 in the Blocked
and Alerted Threats table and jump to Activity Insights, where you can drill
down and investigate details about all the Command and Control threats, such as the
threat name, severity, and change the action from Alert to Drop.