NetDevOps Getting Started with Infrahub If you're in the Network Automation space or attended one of the last two Autocon events, you might Suresh Vina Dec 11, 2024 8 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto Auto-Tagging to Automate Security Actions Auto-tagging allows the firewall to tag a policy object when it receives a log that matches specific criteria, creating an Suresh Vina Nov 26, 2024 4 min read
Cisco Cisco CML Free Tier (No Kidding) I first came across this on LinkedIn that Cisco is introducing a free tier of their Cisco CML platform (starting Suresh Vina Nov 24, 2024 4 min read
Arista Introduction to Arista PyeAPI The Python Client for eAPI (pyeapi) is a Python library that simplifies working with Arista eAPI, removing the need to Suresh Vina Nov 15, 2024 7 min read
Juniper Juniper EX Switch Port Mirroring In this blog post, we will look at how to set up port mirroring on Juniper EX switches. The goal Suresh Vina Nov 7, 2024 1 min read
Cisco Running Cisco IOL Devices in Containerlab Containerlab v0.58.0 supports running Cisco IOL images, which is something I was very much looking forward to. IOL Suresh Vina Oct 26, 2024 3 min read
Docker Caddy Reverse Proxy With Docker I currently run multiple Docker containers across two hosts, each hosting various applications on different ports. UniFi Controller exposes the Suresh Vina Oct 22, 2024 5 min read
Palo Alto Global Protect VPN SAML SSO with Entra-ID In this blog post, we will look at how to use Entra-ID SAML SSO with GlobalProtect VPN. This guide assumes Suresh Vina Oct 19, 2024 5 min read
Palo Alto Global Protect Internal Host Detection & Internal Gateways - Lessons Learnt I already had Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN configured with an external gateway and portal, allowing me to connect back to Suresh Vina Oct 18, 2024 6 min read
Firewall Building a Simple HTTP Source for Firewall EDL Recently, I wanted to add a list of domains to the Palo Alto DNS policy to block them from resolving. Suresh Vina Oct 17, 2024 3 min read
Palo Alto How to Protect GlobalProtect Portal from Brute Force Attacks? As soon as you configure GlobalProtect and go to the monitor tab, you will see hundreds or even thousands of Suresh Vina Oct 12, 2024 5 min read
General Memos - Amazing Open Source, Self-hosted Notes App I've tried many note-taking apps like Evernote, OneNote, and Apple Notes, but none really satisfied me, if I& Suresh Vina Oct 10, 2024 4 min read
Palo Alto Auto Scaling Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS In this blog post, we're going to explore how to Auto-Scale Palo Alto VM-Series Firewalls in AWS. It& Suresh Vina Oct 6, 2024 14 min read
Palo Alto Adding Palo Alto PA-440 to My Home Lab When I started my home lab, I used a Raspberry Pi 4 that functioned as a router/firewall, and I Suresh Vina Oct 5, 2024 4 min read
Palo Alto Managing Palo Alto App-ID Changes Using Threat Signature Indicators (TSID) If you rely heavily on Palo Alto App-IDs, you know the challenge of managing new and modified App-IDs. Palo Alto Suresh Vina Oct 3, 2024 5 min read
ISE How XtendISE Helps with 802.1X Management in ISE? XtendISE is a simple web application connected to your Cisco ISE, which helps with everyday routine tasks and common challenges Suresh Vina Oct 2, 2024 5 min read
Palo Alto Palo Alto App-ID - How Does It Work? If you've ever worked with traditional Layer 4 firewalls, you might be familiar with configuring security policies based Suresh Vina Sep 28, 2024 8 min read
Python Running a Simple HTTP Server with Python I think this is going to be the shortest blog post of all time because running a Python HTTP server Suresh Vina Sep 26, 2024 2 min read