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About Best Practice Assessment Device

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Authentication Settings - API Key Lifetime

Authentication Settings - API Key Lifetime
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‎07-07-2020 01:11 PM

Authentication Settings - Failed Attempts

A failed attempt to login may be made out of human error and can be corrected in couple attempts.
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‎07-07-2020 01:09 PM

Authentication Settings - Idle Time

An idle session to firewall from an administrator machine may allow an unintended user to access and make changes to the firewall that may impact traffic flow.
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‎07-07-2020 01:07 PM

Authentication Settings - Lockout Time

Lockout time helps in disconnecting an administrator for certain time period before the next login attempt is made to make sure continuous attempts are not made to login into the system.
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‎07-07-2020 01:05 PM

Certificate Expiration Check

Ensure SSL/TLS service profile is configured under Setup > Management > General settings.
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‎07-07-2020 01:02 PM

General Settings - Hostname

Hostname of the firewall should be configured uniquely so that they are well recognized while working or managing the devices.
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‎07-07-2020 12:29 PM

General Settings - Login Banner

A ‘login banner’ is text that you can add to the login page so that administrators will see information they must know before they log in.
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‎07-07-2020 12:27 PM

Logging and Reporting Settings - Log on High DP Mode

A system log is generated when packet processing load on the firewall hits 100% CPU usage.
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‎07-07-2020 12:25 PM

Management Interface Settings - Permitted IP Addresses

Permitted IP addresses when configured ensures only the IP address and subnets defined in this list can access the firewall management interface and deny the rest of the IP addresses accessing the device management.
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‎07-07-2020 12:20 PM

Content ID - App ID Inspection Queue

Content ID - App ID Inspection Queue
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‎07-07-2020 12:16 PM

Logging and Reporting Services - Predefined Reports

Logging and Reporting Services - Predefined Reports
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‎07-07-2020 12:08 PM

General Settings - Automatically Acquire Commit Lock

By enabling this option, a commit lock is automatically created as soon as configuration changes are made by an administrator.
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‎07-07-2020 12:02 PM

Logging and Reporting Settings - Log Retention Period

Logging and Reporting Settings - Log Retention Period
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‎07-07-2020 11:56 AM

TCP Content Inspection Queue

TCP Content Inspection Queue
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‎07-07-2020 11:47 AM

FQDN Refresh Time

FQDN Refresh Time
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‎07-07-2020 10:10 AM

NTP Server Address

NTP server when configured maintains the firewall's clock in synchronous to the NTP server.
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‎07-07-2020 10:00 AM

NTP Server Authentication Types

We can enable the firewall to authenticate with an NTP server even before firewall's clock is synchronized with NTP server.
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‎07-07-2020 09:51 AM

Verify Server Update Identity

Update server is the Palo Alto Networks server where the firewall and Panorama fetches the content, software and other updates.
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‎07-07-2020 09:48 AM

Session - Accelerated Aging

Accelerated aging helps in aging out idle sessions if the session table reaches a threshold level which is configurable.
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‎07-07-2020 09:45 AM

Session - Rematch Sessions

By enabling Rematch Sessions firewall will apply newly created security rules to the existing active sessions.
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‎07-07-2020 09:09 AM

Session Packet Buffer Protection

To protect your firewall and network from single source denial of service (DoS) attacks that can overwhelm its packet buffer and cause legitimate traffic to drop, you can configure packet buffer protection.
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‎07-07-2020 09:06 AM

Session Timeouts Default

Session can be idle and open for certain time before it times out.
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‎07-07-2020 08:51 AM

TCP Out Of Order

TCP Out Of Order
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‎07-07-2020 08:49 AM

APK File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:43 AM

Jar File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:41 AM

Linux File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:39 AM

MS-Office File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:37 AM

PDF File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:35 AM

PE File Size Limit

The file size limit here is set to max file size so that any file size when passed through the firewall that matches the file type should be sent to the wildfire for inspection.
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‎07-07-2020 08:33 AM

Report Grayware Files Enabled

Wildfire submission logs would have log event when a file sent to the Wildfire cloud for inspection was identified and given verdict as Grayware file.
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‎07-07-2020 08:31 AM
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