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Our Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control.

Next-Generation Firewalls

The Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control. This resource page provides information from getting started guides to many other trouble-shooting docs. Ask your questions or provide insightful answers in the discussion forum specific to Next-Generation Firewall.

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Carole5612 11-13-2026	PA-410 how to configure DHCP client WAN without a default static route required PA-410 - PAN-OS 12.1.7 Internal interface dhcp server configured. External interface dhcp client configured with "auto create default route pointing t... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	69	2
ciscohamza1 11-11-2026	Palo Alto Firewall Upgrade from PAN-OS 10.2.10 to 11.2.10-h14 – Upgrade Path Confirmation and Feedback I am planning to upgrade our Palo Alto firewalls from PAN-OS 10.2.x to 11.2.10-h14.Our environment consists of a firewall HA pair, and we do not have ... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	145	1
Nimbus 11-11-2026	CVE-2026-98432 impact on PAN-OS 11.1.13-h12 and 11.2.10-h14 Attention: Global TPM team, CVE-2026-98432 was recently published as a Linux kernel vulnerability. Could you please confirm whether PAN-OS 11.1.13... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	4086	8
rockbd 11-05-2026	Need Policy for MS System Center Dear All Need help. Recently, we have observed that the Palo Alto firewall shows an alert on the dashboard when a Microsoft System Center user tries ... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	141	1
N.Gibson577756 11-07-2026	PA-1410 on 12.1.10-h2 troubleshooting for PAN-282032 Hi, we are currently running a PA-1410 on PAN-OS 12.1.10-h2. The workaround provided to mitigate PAN-282032 says to run the following command: debug... posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	141	1

Blogs

Announcing Availability of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series for the AWS European (EU) Sovereign Cloud

11-09-2026 — ' — Read more

Labels: NGFW VM-Series on AWS
212 by JayGolf in Community Blogs

DIY AI Security: A First Look at the Custom App-ID Signature Generator

10-22-2026 — Stop Flying Blind with unknown-tcp: Securing niche and homegrown AI tools used to mean hours of tedious PCAP diving and complex regex writing. Learn how the new Custom App-ID Signature Generator in Applipedia lets you build, risk-rate, and deploy ... — Read more

Labels: Applipedia CDSS NGFW
288 1 by inoumba in Community Blogs

Palo Alto Networks Ranks #1: Leading the 2026 URL Filtering Benchmark in Security and Efficiency Across NGFW and SSE

10-21-2026 — Traditional security solutions handle known web threats reasonably well, but what happens when custom, AI-generated attacks hit your network before threat feeds can catch them? SecureIQLab’s 2026 independent validation reports confirm Palo Alto Ne... — Read more

Labels: NGFW Prisma Access
782 1 by tuvu01 in Community Blogs

Securing Transport: Introducing DNS over TLS (DoT) Support for Advanced DNS Security Resolver (ADNSR)

10-08-2026 — Advanced DNS Security Resolver (ADNSR) now supports DNS over TLS (DoT)! Learn how this enhancement secures DNS traffic with end-to-end encryption over TCP port 853, helping organizations protect against eavesdropping and tampering while maintainin... — Read more

Labels: ADNS ADNS Resolver CDSS NGFW
456 by JayGolf in Community Blogs

Finding What You Need, Faster: Meet the New AI-Powered Search and Copilot Navigation in Strata Cloud Manager!

10-08-2026 — Discover what's new in Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)! Explore enhanced AI-powered search and actionable Strata Copilot responses that help customers quickly find technical documentation, navigate SCM, and streamline troubleshooting and daily security... — Read more

Labels: NGFW Strata Cloud Manager
539 by JayGolf in Community Blogs

Articles

Palo Alto Networks NGFW Best Practice Assessment (BPA) via the Posture API

08-10-2026 — Check out this Nominated Discussion by @JeanPaul222 (JeanPaul Mansour, Systems Engineer at Crestan International) This step-by-step implementation guide provides a practical Windows PowerShell workflow for generating an on-demand Best Practice Assessment (BPA) via the Palo Alto Networks Strata ... — Read more

Labels: NGFW
2203 1 2 by JayGolf in General Articles

Use Ansible AWX to automate the Palo Alto NGFW's management and even Process/Deamon Restarts!

05-06-2026 — This article is a continuation of my previous one, 'Automating the Palo Alto NGFW's Process/Deamon Restarts'. While using TCL Expect is one of the classic methods for automating legacy devices, modern infrastructure demands more robust solutions like Ansible AWX for better scalability and managem... — Read more

Labels: Ansible API Automation CI CD Integration Cortex XSOAR cyberelite Docker Kubernetes NGFW Python Terraform
4579 5 3 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Custom Signatures With ChatGPT and AI Security

12-19-2025 — We all know ChatGPT can write code and articles, but can it automate the specialized task of threat mitigation? We set out to test the capabilities of AI by asking it to generate a Palo Alto Networks custom signature. Before diving into the experiment, let's establish some foundational context... — Read more

Labels: AI AI Security Custom Signatures cyberelite NGFW Prisma Access Prisma AIRS
15510 2 6 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Rate-Limiting File Uploads with Palo Alto Networks Custom Signatures

10-13-2025 — Learn how to rate-limit file upload requests on Palo Alto Networks firewalls using custom vulnerability and combination signatures.This step-by-step guide shows you how to identify your upload endpoint, build precise signature conditions, and enfo... — Read more

Labels: Custom Signatures cyberelite file upload NGFW Prisma Access
12126 4 3 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Support FAQ: How to Troubleshoot BGP on Palo Alto Networks Firewalls

06-05-2025 — Most days, BGP runs quietly in the background. BGP advertises routes that keep your WAN, VPN, cloud environments, and public services connected and reachable. Until it doesn’t. And when BGP breaks, it’s not just a routing issue, it’s unreachable services and frustrated users. This guide will h... — Read more

Labels: How to NGFW support Troubleshooting
19834 1 5 by JayGolf in Support FAQ