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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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R.Lemaitre 12-05-2025	API Endpoint to retrieve object usage? Hi I'm looking for a endpoint to check if a object is used (a bit like "Global Find from the GUI). Does it exists? For now, i have a script that ret... — Read more posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	61	0
Mahendran.M 12-05-2025	Pangps service stop after system restart in windows 11. Global Protect service not running after restart the machine. When i try to enable the pangps service i am getting Error 1053 error. I have done the b... — Read more posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	59	0
jwill2 12-04-2025	Question on "default" VLAN Interface This may be a stupid question, but is there a purpose for the default vlan Interface (named just "vlan") that gets created on network templates? I ha... — Read more posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	77	0
gregg_itx 12-05-2025	PA-440 lab firewall - looking for PAN-OS 12.2 to test and expriment Good morning! My PA-440 lab firewall only shows available software through PAN-OS 11.2.7-h4. I'd like to download and test the new Orion stuff, but I ... — Read more posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	157	2
qthijs 12-02-2025	Logistics information PA-500 Series Hello, I am looking for the following logistics information for PAN-PA-510, PAN-PA-510-OSS and PAN-PA-550-OSS:HS codeCountry of originECCNWeight (kg) ... — Read more posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions	137	1

Blogs

Supercharge Your Web Security: Announcing PA-5450 Support for Web Proxy

11-18-2025 — We're excited to announce full Web Proxy support on the high-performance PA-5450 Next-Generation Firewall with PAN-OS 12.1.2 (Orion). This allows you to consolidate your security stack, leveraging the PA-5450’s power for full SSL decryption, Advan... — Read more

Labels: Advanced Threat Prevention App-ID Data Loss Prevention DLP Next-Generation Firewall NGFW Orion PA-5450 PAN-OS 12.1.2 Security Consolidation SSL Decryption User-ID Web Proxy
567 by vekrishnan in Community Blogs

Ignite & Activate: How Advanced WildFire is Disrupting Malware with Code Genes

11-17-2025 — Malware evolution is now fueled by LLMs, bypassing manual security. We're introducing Code Gene, a revolutionary capability in Advanced WildFire that automates defense using software genomics. Code Gene instantly analyzes executables to find resil... — Read more

Labels: Advanced WildFire Advanced WildFire malware detection AI-powered malware prevention Automated YARA rule generation Code Gene malware analysis LLMs Malware Malware code reuse detection NGFW Precision AI Security Services Threat Prevention WildFire
459 by lizwang in Community Blogs

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Enhances Security for Virtualized Workloads on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

05-19-2025 — We're excited to announce that Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now supported on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. This integration provides more seamless, robust security capabilities for your workloads running on Red Ha... — Read more

Labels: Firewall Kubevirt AI Network Security NGFW OpenShift virtualization Runtime security Software Firewall Threat protection VM-Series ZeroTrust
1879 by jpunia in Community Blogs

Prisma AIRS Helps Protect Containers and AI Apps Running on Red Hat OpenShift

05-19-2025 — Palo Alto Networks is pleased to announce that Prisma AIRS™ now supports Red Hat OpenShift, the industry leading hybrid cloud applications platform powered by Kubernetes. With this release, customers can bring AI-powered threat prevention for runt... — Read more

Labels: AI Firewall Network Security Next-Generation Firewall NGFW Prisma AIRS RedHat OpenShift Runtime security Software Firewall Threat protection ZeroTrust
3354 1 by cudeshi in Community Blogs

Divide AND Protect Your Network with Secure, Automated Microsegmentation

05-07-2025 — Palo Alto Networks and Zero Networks have partnered to deliver a unified solution combining Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) with automated secure microsegmentation. Together, we strengthen each layer of the security stack to deliver true defense... — Read more

Labels: NGFW
3280 1 1 by jpunia in Community Blogs

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
1575 3 2 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
6429 4 by JayGolf in Support FAQ

Palo Alto Networks NAT Session Distribution as a Way to Implement Server Load Balancing

05-30-2025 — The Palo Alto Network Destination NAT Session Distribution can be used to implement similar to Load Balancer functionality by using one of the "distribution" methods. — Read more

Labels: NAT Next-Generation Firewall NGFW
4323 4 2 by nikoolayy1 in General Articles

Prisma Access Agent

05-13-2025 — Learn about Overview of Prisma Access Agent NGFW & Prisma Access Support Information and Licensing High level Architecture Authentication Gateway Selection and Tunnel Establishment PAA Specific features — Read more

Labels: NGFW Prisma Access Agent
1307 by svaidya in Prisma Access Webinars

Why It's Essential to Secure Your Management Interface

01-08-2025 — Watch this demo for securing your firewall management interface, which details best practices for securing your management interface, creating a secure admin account with restricted Role-Based access following best practices for account creation, ... — Read more

Labels: Next Generation Firewall NGFW
6811 by khans in General Articles