: Increased WildFire File Fowarding Capacity
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Increased WildFire File Fowarding Capacity

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Increased WildFire File Fowarding Capacity

The maximum and default WildFire file forwarding sizes and rates are increased in PAN-OS® 9.0 to provide optimal visibility and detection. Based on Palo Alto Network’s data analytics, the new default capacities protect against the majority of threats, and is a best practice to use the new default values.
The forwarding capacities for Traps, Aperture, and Magnifier have not changed. For additional information about the file forwarding capacity of these products and other public/API integrations, refer to the product documentation.
File Type
PAN-OS 9.0 Default File Forwarding Sizes
PAN-OS 9.0 Size Limits
pe
16MB
1-50MB
apk
10MB
1-50MB
pdf
3,072KB
100-51,200KB
ms-office
16,384KB
200-51,200KB
jar
5MB
1-20MB
flash
5MB
1-10MB
MacOSX
10MB
1-50MB
archive
50MB
1-50MB
linux
50MB
1-50MB
The default forwarding values might change over time based on the current version of PAN-OS or the content release version. To view the file size ranges and defaults:
  • Web Interface—From the
    Device > Setup > WildFire > General Settings
    window, select and clear a
    Size Limit
    field, and then press enter to update the field.
  • CLI—From a terminal emulator, connect to the firewall CLI and issue the following command:
    show wildfire file-size-limits
    .
  1. As a WildFire best practice, Palo Alto Networks recommends using the default file forwarding sizes. These values are designed to include the vast majority of malware that are likely to be encountered in real-world scenarios. Very large files that are beyond the size limits are excluded.

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