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    : Apply Custom Certificates on a WildFire Appliance Configured through Panorama
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    Apply Custom Certificates on a WildFire Appliance Configured through Panorama

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    Apply Custom Certificates on a WildFire Appliance Configured through Panorama

    Use custom certificates to establish mutual authentication for the connection Panorama™ uses to push configurations to your managed WildFire® appliance or cluster
    By default, Panorama™ uses a predefined certificate when communicating with a WildFire® appliance to push configurations. You can alternatively configure custom certificates to establish mutual authentication for the connection Panorama uses to push configurations to a managed WildFire appliance or cluster. Complete the following procedure to configure the server certificate on Panorama and the client certificate on the WildFire appliance.
    1. Obtain key pairs and certificate authority (CA) certificates for Panorama and the WildFire appliance.
    2. Import the CA certificate to validate the identify of the WildFire appliance and the key pair for Panorama.
      1. Select PanoramaCertificate ManagementCertificatesImport.
      2. Import the CA certificate and the key pair on Panorama.
    3. Configure a certificate profile that includes the root CA and intermediate CA. This certificate profile defines the authentication between the WildFire appliance (client) and the Panorama virtual or M-Series appliance (server).
      1. Select PanoramaCertificate ManagementCertificate Profile.
      2. Configure a certificate profile.
        If you configure an intermediate CA as part of the certificate profile, you must also include the root CA.
    4. Configure an SSL/TLS service profile.
      1. Select PanoramaCertificate ManagementSSL/TLS Service Profile.
      2. Configure an SSL/TLS service profile to define the certificate and protocol that the WildFire and Panorama appliances use for SSL/TLS services.
    5. Configure secure server communication on the Panorama appliance.
      1. Select PanoramaSetupManagement and Edit to select Customize Secure Server Communication.
      2. Enable the Customize Secure Server Communication feature.
      3. Select the SSL/TLS Service Profile.
      4. Select the certificate profile from the Certificate Profile drop-down.
      5. Verify that Custom Certificates Only is disabled (cleared). This allows Panorama to continue communicating with WildFire with the predefined certificate while migrating to custom certificates.
      6. (Optional) Configure an authorization list.
        1. Add an Authorization List.
        2. Select the Subject or Subject Alt Name configured in the certificate profile as the Identifier type.
        3. Enter the Common Name if the identifier is Subject or an IP address, hostname, or email if the identifier is Subject Alt Name.
        4. Click OK.
        5. Enable the Check Authorization List option to configure Panorama to enforce the authorization list.
      7. Click OK.
      8. Commit your changes.
    6. Import the CA certificate to validate the certificate on Panorama.
      1. Log in to the Panorama user interface.
      2. Import the CA certificate.
    7. Configure a local or a SCEP certificate for the WildFire appliance.
      1. If you are using a local certificate, import the key pair for the WF-500 appliance.
      2. If you are using SCEP for the WildFire appliance certificate, configure a SCEP profile.
    8. Configure the certificate profile for the WildFire appliance.
      1. Select PanoramaCertificate ManagementCertificate Profile.
      2. Configure a certificate profile.
    9. Deploy custom certificates on each managed WildFire appliance.
      1. Log in to Panorama.
      2. Select PanoramaManaged WildFire Appliances and click on a cluster or appliance name.
      3. Select Communications.
      4. Under Secure Client Communications, select the Certificate Type, Certificate, and Certificate Profile from the respective drop-downs.
      5. Click OK.
      6. Commit your changes.
    10. After deploying custom certificates on all managed WildFire appliances, enforce custom-certificate authentication.
      1. Select PanoramaSetupManagement and Edit the Secure Communications Settings.
      2. Allow Custom Certificate Only.
      3. Click OK.
      4. Commit your changes.
      After committing this change, the disconnect wait time begins counting down. When the wait time ends, Panorama and its managed WildFire appliances cannot connect without the configured certificates.

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