https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/looking-for-a-genuine-factory-default-pa-series-running-config/m-p/1262592#M7107 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm developing a firewall configuration-audit/parser tool and I'm looking for a genuine factory-default Palo Alto Networks firewall configuration for testing.</P><P>I'm interested in any PA-Series firewall. A PA-5220 would be preferred, but configurations from other PA-Series models are also useful.</P><P>PAN-OS 11.x would be preferred, but configurations from other recent PAN-OS versions are also useful.</P><P>What I'm looking for:</P><P>- A configuration exported from a freshly factory-reset Palo Alto firewall<BR />- Preferably the actual running-config.xml<BR />- A candidate-config.xml or other genuine configuration export is also useful<BR />- No PAN-OS software/image is required<BR />- No license is required<BR />- No customer configuration is required</P><P>Please remove/redact any sensitive or device-specific information, including:</P><P>- Serial numbers<BR />- Public IP addresses<BR />- Password hashes<BR />- API keys/tokens<BR />- Private keys<BR />- Certificates where necessary<BR />- Customer hostnames/domains<BR />- VPN secrets<BR />- Any other sensitive information</P><P>I'm specifically trying to understand what PAN-OS actually contains in a factory-default configuration versus configuration that only appears after an administrator configures a feature.</P><P>For example, I'm interested in the factory state of:</P><P>- deviceconfig<BR />- management settings<BR />- interfaces<BR />- virtual routers<BR />- zones<BR />- security policies<BR />- NAT<BR />- address objects<BR />- service objects<BR />- security profiles<BR />- authentication/AAA<BR />- SNMP<BR />- logging<BR />- NTP/DNS<BR />- Panorama settings<BR />- GlobalProtect<BR />- VPN/IPsec<BR />- certificates<BR />- default/system-created objects</P><P>I would particularly appreciate the actual running-config.xml exported immediately after factory reset / initial setup.</P><P>I'm NOT looking for PAN-OS software, firmware images, licenses, or unofficial download sources.</P><P>I only need a sanitized configuration exported from a legitimate Palo Alto firewall.</P><P>Any PA-Series model is useful. PA-5220 running PAN-OS 11.x would be especially helpful.</P><P>Thanks!</P> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:12:46 GMT adithyakrishna2000.r 2026-08-24T06:12:46Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/looking-for-a-genuine-factory-default-pa-series-running-config/m-p/1262592#M7107 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>I'm developing a firewall configuration-audit/parser tool and I'm looking for a genuine factory-default Palo Alto Networks firewall configuration for testing.</P><P>I'm interested in any PA-Series firewall. A PA-5220 would be preferred, but configurations from other PA-Series models are also useful.</P><P>PAN-OS 11.x would be preferred, but configurations from other recent PAN-OS versions are also useful.</P><P>What I'm looking for:</P><P>- A configuration exported from a freshly factory-reset Palo Alto firewall<BR />- Preferably the actual running-config.xml<BR />- A candidate-config.xml or other genuine configuration export is also useful<BR />- No PAN-OS software/image is required<BR />- No license is required<BR />- No customer configuration is required</P><P>Please remove/redact any sensitive or device-specific information, including:</P><P>- Serial numbers<BR />- Public IP addresses<BR />- Password hashes<BR />- API keys/tokens<BR />- Private keys<BR />- Certificates where necessary<BR />- Customer hostnames/domains<BR />- VPN secrets<BR />- Any other sensitive information</P><P>I'm specifically trying to understand what PAN-OS actually contains in a factory-default configuration versus configuration that only appears after an administrator configures a feature.</P><P>For example, I'm interested in the factory state of:</P><P>- deviceconfig<BR />- management settings<BR />- interfaces<BR />- virtual routers<BR />- zones<BR />- security policies<BR />- NAT<BR />- address objects<BR />- service objects<BR />- security profiles<BR />- authentication/AAA<BR />- SNMP<BR />- logging<BR />- NTP/DNS<BR />- Panorama settings<BR />- GlobalProtect<BR />- VPN/IPsec<BR />- certificates<BR />- default/system-created objects</P><P>I would particularly appreciate the actual running-config.xml exported immediately after factory reset / initial setup.</P><P>I'm NOT looking for PAN-OS software, firmware images, licenses, or unofficial download sources.</P><P>I only need a sanitized configuration exported from a legitimate Palo Alto firewall.</P><P>Any PA-Series model is useful. PA-5220 running PAN-OS 11.x would be especially helpful.</P><P>Thanks!</P> Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:12:46 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/next-generation-firewall/looking-for-a-genuine-factory-default-pa-series-running-config/m-p/1262592#M7107 adithyakrishna2000.r 2026-08-24T06:12:46Z