: Manage the Master Key from Panorama
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Manage the Master Key from Panorama

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Manage the Master Key from Panorama

Deploy new, or renew expiring master keys, to firewalls, log collectors, and WF-500 appliances from the Panorama™ management server.
Panorama, firewalls, Log Collectors, and WF-500 appliances use a master key to encrypt sensitive elements in the configuration and they have a default master key they use to encrypt passwords and configuration elements.
As part of a standard security practice, you should replace the default master key and change the key on each individual firewall, Log Collector, WildFire appliance, and Panorama before it expires. You must deploy the same master key to all of your managed devices and you must configure the master key on Panorama to successfully push the configuration from Panorama to your managed devices. To ensure a uniform key deployment, deploy a new master key or renew an expiring master key on multiple firewalls, Log Collectors, and WF-500 appliances directly from Panorama. See Configure the Master Key for more information on configuring a master key.
  1. (
    Best Practice
    ) Select
    Commit
    and
    Commit and Push
    any pending configuration changes.
    Panorama must re-encrypt data using the new master key. To ensure all configuration elements are encrypted with the new master key, you should commit all pending changes before deploying the new master key.
  2. Configure the firewall, Log Collector, and WildFire appliance master key to automatically renew with the same master key after the lifetime of the key expires.
    Automatically renewing the master key allows you to keep your configuration encrypted in the event the key expires before a maintenance window but this is not a replacement for deploying a new master key after the key lifetime expires. Consider the number of days until your next available maintenance window when configuring the master key to automatically renew when the lifetime of the key expires.
    1. Select
      Device
      Master Key and Diagnostics
      and edit the Master Key setting.
    2. Configure Panorama to
      Auto Renew with Same Master Key
      for a specified number of days or hours.
  3. Deploy the master key to managed firewalls.
    1. (
      HA only
      ) Disable Config Sync for managed firewalls.
      This step is required before deploying a new master key to a firewall HA pair
      1. Select
        Device
        High Availability
        General
        and select the
        Template
        containing the managed firewall HA configuration.
      2. Edit the HA Pair Settings
        Setup
        .
      3. Disable (clear)
        Enable Config Sync
        and click
        OK
        .
      4. Commit
        and
        Commit and Push
        your configuration changes.
    2. Select
      Panorama
      Managed Devices
      Summary
      and
      Deploy Master Key
      .
    3. Select all devices and
      Change
      the master key.
    4. Configure the master key:
      1. If renewing a master key, enter the
        Current Master Key
        . If you are replacing the default master key with a new master key, do not specify a
        Current Master Key
        .
      2. Specify the
        New Master Key
        and
        Confirm Master Key
        .
      3. Configure the master key
        Lifetime
        and
        Time for Reminder
        .
      4. Click
        OK
        .
        The new master key is automatically pushed to your managed firewalls after you click
        OK
        . Proceed only if you are certain you are ready to change the master key for your managed firewalls.
    5. Verify that the master key was deployed successfully to all selected devices.
      A System log generates when you deploy a new master key from Panorama.
  4. Deploy the master key to Log Collectors. The master key must be identical to the key deployed in Step 3.
    1. Select
      Panorama
      Managed Collectors
      and
      Deploy Master Key
      .
    2. Select all devices and
      Change
      the master key.
    3. Configure the master key:
      1. If renewing a master key, enter the
        Current Master Key
        . If you are replacing the default master key with a new master key, do not specify a
        Current Master Key
        .
      2. Specify the
        New Master Key
        and
        Confirm Master Key
        .
      3. Configure the master key
        Lifetime
        and
        Time for Reminder
        .
      4. Click
        OK
        .
        The new master key is automatically pushed to your Log Collectors after you click
        OK
        . Proceed only if you are certain you are ready to change the master key for your Log Collectors.
    4. Verify that the master key was deployed successfully to all selected devices.
      A System log generates when you deploy a new master key from Panorama.
  5. Deploy the master key to managed WildFire appliances. The master key must be identical to the key deployed in Step 3.
    1. Select
      Panorama
      Managed WildFire Appliances
      and
      Deploy Master Key
      .
    2. Select all devices and
      Change
      the master key.
    3. Configure the master key:
      1. If renewing a master key, enter the
        Current Master Key
        . If you are replacing the default master key with a new master key, do not specify a
        Current Master Key
        .
      2. Specify the
        New Master Key
        and
        Confirm Master Key
        .
      3. Configure the master key
        Lifetime
        and
        Time for Reminder
        .
      4. Click
        OK
        .
        The new master key is automatically pushed to your WildFire appliances after you click
        OK
        . Proceed only if you are certain you are ready to change the master key for your WildFire appliances.
    4. Verify that the master key was deployed successfully to all selected devices.
      A System log generates when you deploy a new master key from Panorama.
  6. Configure the master key on Panorama. The master key must be identical to the key deployed to firewalls, Log Collectors, and WildFire appliances in Steps 3 through 5.
    1. (
      HA only
      ) Disable the HA configuration for Panorama.
      This step is required to successfully change the master for both Panorama HA peers. You are unable to commit configuration changes on the secondary HA peer when Panorama is in an HA configuration.
      1. Select
        Panorama
        High Availability
        General
        and edit the HA Setup.
      2. Disable (uncheck)
        Enable HA
        and click
        OK
        .
      3. Commit
        and
        Commit to Panorama
        .
    2. Select
      Panorama
      Master Key and Diagnostics
      and configure the master key.
      1. If renewing a master key, enter the
        Current Master Key
        . If you are replacing the default master key with a new master key, o not specify a
        Current Master Key
        .
      2. Configure the
        New Master Key
        and
        Confirm Master Key
        .
      3. Configure the master key
        Lifetime
        and
        Time for Reminder
        .
      4. Click
        OK
        .
    3. Select
      Commit
      Commit to Panorama
      and
      Commit
      your changes.
    4. (
      Active/Passive HA configuration only
      ) Repeat this step to configure an identical master key on the passive HA peer.
      You must manually configure an identical master key on the passive HA peer when Panorama is in an active/passive HA configuration. The master key is not synchronized between the active and passive HA peers.
  7. (
    HA Panorama only
    ) Reconfigure the Panorama HA configuration.
    Repeat this step for both the primary and secondary Panorama HA peers.
    1. Select
      Panorama
      High Availability
      General
      and edit the HA Setup.
    2. Enable (check)
      Enable HA
      and click
      OK
      .
    3. Commit
      and
      Commit to Panorama
      .
  8. (
    HA Firewalls only
    ) Enable config sync for managed firewalls.
    1. Select
      Device
      High Availability
      General
      and select the
      Template
      containing the managed firewall HA configuration.
    2. Edit the HA Pair Settings
      Setup
      .
    3. Enable (check)
      Enable Config Sync
      and click
      OK
      .
    4. Commit
      and
      Commit and Push
      your configuration changes.

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