Config Backups Explained

Is a KB article out there that explains what each type of config export is and what is included? Looking through our Palo Altos I can see these 6 different config exports...

Named Configuration Snapshot

Candidate Configuration

Configuration Version

Devic

Chrome Plugin Warning

Does the Web GUI use flash or another plugin? I'm able to use it without it enable, but I receive a warning.

Antivirus Decoder Action

I feel silly asking this - wouldn't you want a deny on any decoder where a virus is detected rather than allowing the traffic and just throwing an alert?

GlobalProtect with "Vodafone Mobile Connect"

Hey there,

my colleagues are not able to connect via the HSPA USB Stick "Vodafone Mobile Connect" with our GlobalProtect gateways.

I do not see any error-message on the Firewall, only a successful log in but the client disconnect after ~1 second. Also

Error synchronizing config because of Certificate

Hi,

We have a cluster active/Pasive. We have created a certificate signed by external authority with this config:

After creating the certificate we have done a commit and the config failed synchronizing to the passive firewall.

¿The certificates pass th

Shared Gateway with multiple virtual routers

Hello,

I currently have my palo alto setup to use two VSYS ( VSYS1 AND VSYS2) each with its own virtual router.

I would like them to use the same interface for outgoing internet traffic which I though I could accomplish with "shared gateways"

My problem

Does a security configuration benchmark/checklist exist for Palo Alto firewalls?

There's a ton of fantastic best practices guides on this site in addition to the admin guides. I was wondering if a best practices security configuration benchmark or checklist exists for PA firewalls.

Something I can hand an IT auditor, similar to t

TCP Windows scale option

Hi, could someone explain if PanOS is able to consider  the filed "TCP Window Scale Option (WSopt)" ( http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1323.txt?number=1323). when tcp asymmetric-path is disabled (drop)?

I mean that in my experience the firewall drop the pac

unable to disble CVE ID: CVE-2006-0225

Hi,

Pls help how to disble CVE ID: CVE-2006-0225 on paloalto firewall.

How to disable ssl v3 on vpn web page?

scanned the PA webserver we use for our VPN portal with qualys ssl scanner. Got a grade of F. Suggested to disable ....

• Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange
• 512-bit export suites
• Ssl v2 and v3

how can I go about doing this?

Restrict Individual Administrators by Interface or IP

Is there a way to restrict access for specific administrators by interface or IP address? I really thought I'd seen this somewhere, but now I cannot find it in GUI or docs.

Quick explanation of what we want to do. We want to have a sort of backdoor, e

Standard Ports on Applications

I was wondering if anyone knew away to add a secondary default
port on an application. For example people in my company access web-browsing on
port 80 normally but there are a number of site that people have to use that
are based on port 8080. Is there

superreader Cannot Set CLI Parameters in Panorama

I recently upgraded Panorama to 6.1.1 from 5.0.11. When I did so, RANCID was no longer able to log into Panorama and do its configuration tracking.

I tracked down the problem to a superreader not being able to issue the "set cli pager off" command. Th