portal-auth vs gateway-auth

[Piotr_Kowalczyk]

Hi,

I’m trying to understand Palo Alto VPN client, Global Protect login process with logs and I’m a little bit confused. What I can see in logs:

1. First is: portal-auth.
2. Then usually portal-gen-cookie
3. Next gateway-auth
4. And finally, gateway-register

I would think the portal-auth would be login to PA portal but it is not so I’m quite confused what is portal-auth on VPN client? Can somebody explain me difference between gateway and portal authentication please?

[cbyam1 · Accepted solution]

This is the normal process.  See: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/globalprotect/10-1/globalprotect-admin/globalprotect-user-authenti...

[Piotr_Kowalczyk]

Thank you!