App-ID

App-ID enables you to see the applications on your network and learn how they work, their behavioral characteristics, and their relative risk. Applications and application functions are identified via multiple techniques, including application signatures, decryption (if needed), protocol decoding, and heuristics.

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App-ID

App-ID enables you to see the applications on your network and learn how they work, their behavioral characteristics, and their relative risk. Applications and application functions are identified via multiple techniques, including application signatures, decryption (if needed), protocol decoding, and heuristics.

Discussions

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GopalMajumder
04-15-2025

APP ID

Hello Techie, I've one generic query related to aap id feature, one of the PA docs says it requires 4packets or 2000bytes to identify any single app... — Read more

posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

515 1
cmorris8990
04-11-2025

Decryption: List of App-IDs that require decryption

This is a re-post of an earlier post of mine that has been buried, but this time with a little more context. Is there already a central location whe... — Read more

posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

542 3
MarcinJ
04-04-2025

Clientless VPN to auto launch app

I have just found topic in knowledgebase regarding auto launching application for globalprotect clientless access - if there is just one app and URL b... — Read more

posted in GlobalProtect Discussions

523 3
PS007
03-03-2025

How to trigger a "Response page" on Palo Alto NGFWs using URL filtering & Decryption

Hi All, I want to share my experience on very latest configuration I did in my company Firewall infra. With the genAI evolution & most of the com... — Read more

posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

585 0
JakubSobieraj
02-03-2025

DAG object matching app-id as a destination address

Hello there, I'm reviewing some security policies and came across something peculiar. I'm curious why a DAG would be used as a destination address t... — Read more

posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

362 0

Blogs

Managing DeepSeek Traffic with Palo Alto Networks App-IDs

03-20-2025 — In January 2025, DeepSeek gained attention for its model DeepSeek-R1, which showcased a level of proficiency that rivals the well-established OpenAI O1 but much cheaper. Palo Alto Networks customers have shown 1,800% more interest in DeepSeek sinc... — Read more

Labels: App-ID
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Tips & Tricks: Disable New Applications in Scheduled Content Updates

08-22-2023 — You may have noticed the option to disable new applications in the scheduled content updates, but why would you want to enable this option? — Read more

Labels: Administration App-ID applications Applications Threats Content Update Apps Threats Content Update Content Update Release Notes NGFW Configuration Setup & Administration
4788 1 5 by in Community Blogs

Tips & Tricks: What is Applipedia?

10-14-2021 — Applipedia is the application database that Palo Alto Networks uses along with App-ID to identify applications traveling through your Palo Alto Networks firewall. — Read more

Labels: App-ID applications Firewall Guidance and Guidelines How to
21164 1 2 by in Community Blogs

Unit 42 Uncovers New Attack Surface That Targets Microsoft IIS and SQL Server

08-03-2021 — At Black Hat Asia 2021—a conference for information security experts—Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 revealed a previously undisclosed technique to execute SQL queries on the remote database in IIS and SQL server. — Read more

Labels: App-ID Threat Prevention License Unit 42 unit42 Vulnerability Vulnerability Protection
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Protecting Organizations in a World of DoH and DoT

02-26-2020 — Learn how to get visibility and control of DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) traffic. — Read more

Labels: App-ID DNS Security Next-Generation Firewall NGFW Configuration Security
35600 3 6 by in Community Blogs

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Discovery & Control of Shadow IT Apps

05-13-2025 — Learn about - Shadow IT Visibility & Control- AppID Cloud Engine (ACE)- SaaS App Tenant Control- Demo — Read more

Labels: App-ID SaaS Shadow IT Visibility
66 by in Prisma Access Webinars

Convert Services to App-ID using Search and Replace

04-10-2019 — Expedition TechNote: Managing Service Objects – This document will describe how to optimize the services and services group objects. — Read more

Labels: App-ID Expedition
8579 by in Expedition Articles

Palo Alto Networks Application for QRadar

10-17-2016 — Palo Alto Networks and IBM have partnered to deliver advanced security reporting and analytics to the the widely used IBM® QRadar® SIEM. Integrate QRadar seamlessly with the Palo Alto Networks platform to streamline operations and improves security. — Read more

Labels: App-ID Integration Management Setup & Administration
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プラットフォームによる多層防御と次世代ファイアウォールの各機能

08-30-2016 — セキュリティプラットフォームによる多層防御のアプローチと、 次世代ファイアウォールの各機能について ご紹介致します。 — Read more

Labels: App-ID Decryption Endpoint Threat URL Filtering User-ID WildFire
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日々変化するサイバー脅威に対抗する多層化アプローチ(June2016)

06-19-2016 — 日々変化するサイバー脅威のトレンドと、それに対抗する弊社セキュリティプラットフォームを使った多層化防御アプローチに関する資料となります。 — Read more

Labels: Aperture App-ID autofocus Cloud Endpoint SaaS Threat User-ID WildFire
13328 by in 設定、構築ガイド

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