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Restricting Application Port

L2 Linker

I would like to create a custom App for SMTP submission. All I really want to do is restrict the "smtp" App to use 587/tcp only. It's usual "default ports" action is to allow 25/tcp or 587/tcp.

I just tried to create a Custom App based on "smtp," but have the only default port be "tcp/587." As I seemed to vaguely recall the other times I've tried to do this, without a signature section, the App does not match anything. SMTP traffic still matches "smtp," not my App.

Sure, I can create a whole new policy rule in the rule base with "smtp" as the application and a "submission" service on 587/tcp, but it would be a lot easier and more manageable to just drop a custom application into an existing application group.

Is there a way to create a custom App to change the default port behavior of a built-in App? (Note that this is not an Application Override thing. (Right?) I still want the PAN to do it's App ID voodoo, just change the default ports allowed.)

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L3 Networker

If you do not want to stop layer 7 processing then you can just create a security rule with SMTP allowed in it and specify the ports that you need in the service.

That way Palo Alto will detect SMTP based on layer 7 data but will only restrict the Application to be allowed when using the ports specified by you.

****Custom app without signature will work only if you override traffic on the expected port to your Customized APP.

L3 Networker

I recently did something similar to this.  Since the appliance will detect all applications regardless of the port they are running on you can make a custom service object.  Instead of using Application Default with allows both 25 and 587, choose your custom service for just 587.

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