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Post a discussion here if you have general questions regarding configuration and troubleshooting for Palo Alto Networks products. Use this forum to collaborate with like-minded security professionals to improve your security posture.
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Post a discussion here if you have general questions regarding configuration and troubleshooting for Palo Alto Networks products. Use this forum to collaborate with like-minded security professionals to improve your security posture.

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kiwi by Community Team Member
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URL Update failing

Hello,i'm having issues updating the URL ,but the threat and content are being updated without problem.I tried changing dns but see error i get when i force updateMay 23 22:54:10 Error: pan_util_lock_process(pan_util.c:1106): Write lock '/tmp/pan_bc_download_lock' failedMay 23 22:54:10 Error: main(pan_bc_download.c:148): Failed to lock process! ...

vinesh by L2 Linker
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Resolved! Captive Portal cookies, session time and more.....

Hi,we have 3.1.5 and are running a captive portal, can someone explain the use of the cookies in relation to the captive portal? What does it do, what are the advantages of running this?Also the idle timer and expiration timer what do these do exactly?I know these are simple questions, but I am trying to make our captive portal more efficient so...

djbisbey by Not applicable
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URL filter in Custom Reports

Hello,Is it possible to use something similar to wildcards in Custom Reports, when I would like to filter URL attribute. At the moment three options are available - is present, equals and not equals. But to find some URL I'd like to use similar to "*.domain.com" not exact URL.Thanks!

ahtiakel by L1 Bithead
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Block Netflix

Hi,Anyone know the best way to block streaming from Netflix app? I create a block policy for it but that didn't seem to work. Am I missing something?-Tevin.

akatev by L0 Member
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Resolved! Can PaloAlto block content of subject of email?

For example: I have config the feature data fitlering for block data pattern such as :" .*Salary, .*Confidential". When I send email out with subject: "Salary or Confidential", can PaloAlto detect and block this email? And can PaloAlto detect and block content of body, attached file of email when I send out with content which has word such as : ...

binh by Not applicable
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Vuln Sigs for SQL Injection

There are several sigs described as "HTTP SQL Injection" (30514, 33338, 33340, 33305, and maybe others) that are server-side mediums with a default alert. What are these signatures looking for? Atypical SQL statements that indicate an attempt to get more from a database than one might normally need? More info in the description...

Security policies, mixing app and "service" options, ping, PPTP and NAT?

I've a bunch of Citrix servers that I need to have a security rule for. I put together an address group for their public IPs, and I see that there is a "Citrix" application definition.However, the Citrix servers also need port 8080 routed to them for the Citrix XML browsing service (these are Metaframe 4.5 servers). Normally you'd run the XML ...

bradenmcg by L3 Networker
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Custom application

Hello,I would like to creade a Custom appl at the moment based only on host on http GET request.from wireshark I got host: www.facebook.com\r\n (see sniffer.jpg).I created a custom app as from attched Custom APP.pdfI seams that isn't reconized, what's wrong ?

Is it possible that a firewall configured in tap mode block traffic?

Hi,I have recently installed a pan device in TAP mode, with a port mirroring on a cisco switch that copy traffic to the tap interface. On the policy cofigured to allow all between TAP zone and TAP zone, i have configured default security profiles, specially url filtering profile that block some categories by default, so the question is, while be...

asia by L3 Networker
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"Release Notes" now require a username/password

On my PA-2050 (version 3.1.4 - two boxes in an HA pair) under Dynamic Updates, for just the two Antivirus listings, when I click on Release Notes, a pop-up window tells me "The server updates.paloaltonetworks.com at updates.paloaltonetworks.com requires a username and password." The Release Notes for the Application and Threats listings both co...

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