Combining URL Categories on Palo Alto
We know that in Palo Alto, or in any NGFW, we can allow or block various URL categories. Speaking specifically
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Palo Alto SSL Decryption and App-ID
If you work with Palo Alto firewalls, you might have heard of App-ID. They work well and let us create
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Palo Alto How to Configure SSL Decryption?
Most websites we access today use HTTPS, and to fully leverage a Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) like Palo Alto, inspecting encrypted
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Palo Alto - Remove Unused Address Objects Using pan-os-php
If you’ve worked with Palo Alto firewalls, you might have noticed they don’t make it easy to get
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Palo Alto Allow Access To Certain URLs Matching A Blocked URL Category
If you use URL filtering on your Palo Alto firewalls, you may come across situations where a specific URL category
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Why You Should Change Palo Alto Master Key?
Palo Alto firewalls come with a default master key used to encrypt passwords, secrets, and certificates. If your firewall is
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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
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Palo Alto Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Example
What if I tell you that configuring site-to-site VPN on Palo Alto firewalls is easier than you may think? Just
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Palo Alto High Traffic Latency Troubleshooting
We all know that firewalls are limited by hardware resources. Larger devices support higher throughput, while smaller ones may not
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Palo Alto Firewall For Absolute Beginners
Hi all, if you are here, I assume you're looking to learn about Palo Alto Firewalls, and you&
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Setting Up Palo Alto Firewall in VMWare Workstation
Hi all, welcome back to another Palo Alto Firewall blog post. In this post, we will explore how to add
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Palo Alto Object and Policy Cleanup with pan-os-php
Hi all, welcome back to yet another Palo Alto Automation post. If you work with firewalls, you know that one
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