SSL Decryption

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SSL Decryption

Traffic that has been encrypted using the protocols SSL and SSH can be decrypted to ensure that these protocols are being used for the intended purposes only, and not to conceal unwanted activity or malicious content.

Palo Alto Networks firewalls decrypt encrypted traffic by using keys to transform strings (passwords and shared secrets) from ciphertext to plaintext (decryption) and from plaintext back to ciphertext (re-encrypting traffic as it exits the device).

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DJ_1924 09-04-2026	Unable to Commit Changes after Installing New Certificate I was asked to assist with a new wildcard certificate that was uploaded to the firewall yesterday, update the SSL/TLS Service Profile and confirmed se... posted in General Topics	92	1
R.Perez481389 08-26-2026	Firewall not connecting to Strata Logging Service Hi everyone, I've started setting up the Strata logging service and I've added in the necessary app-ids. After adding the app-ids and with destinat... posted in Strata Logging Service Discussions	82	0
MRamadanAHafiez 08-07-2026	Globalprotect for android ver 6.1.14 issue Hello Team, I am recently having problem with GlobalProtect agent for Android phones. previously everything was fine and no proble... posted in GlobalProtect Discussions	707	8
yancheen.wong 08-05-2026	IP Validation for GlobalProtect Public IP Hi All, We are currently attempting to complete GlobalSign IP address validation for our GlobalProtect public IP address.GlobalSign's validation proce... posted in GlobalProtect Discussions	253	3
laurence64 08-02-2026	Prisma Access Agent "Cannot reach server" Error Hi All, I recently ran into this problem and resolved it so thought I would share it here. I am currently running a POC for PAA and had installed it... 1 posted in Prisma Access Agent Discussions	173	0

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
4465 1 by vekrishnan in Community Blogs

DOTW: What Are Cipher Suites?

01-06-2022 — Find out what are cipher suites and which ones are supported for the different features on your device in this Discussion of the Week. Find out what are cipher suites and which ones are supported for the different features on your device in this D... — Read more

Labels: Administration Decryption How to SSL SSL Decryption TLS
10913 3 by kiwi in Community Blogs

The Increasing Necessity for SSL Decryption

07-07-2021 — From performance abilities to new hardware, SSL Decryption capabilities have been greatly improved. — Read more

Labels: NGFW SSL Decryption
14971 6 by jdelio in Community Blogs

More on SSL Decryption

08-07-2020 — Read how SSL Decryption gives the ability to view inside of Secure HTTP traffic (SSL) as it passes through the Palo Alto Networks firewall. — Read more

Labels: NGFW Configuration PAN-OS SSL Decryption SSL Forward Proxy
28903 3 8 by jdelio in Community Blogs

HTTP/2 Inspection

07-09-2020 — Starting with PAN-OS 9.0.0, HTTP/2 inspection is supported on Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Learn more here! — Read more

Labels: Decryption HTTP NGFW Configuration PAN-OS PAN-OS 9.0 SSL Decryption
28405 2 9 by kiwi in Community Blogs

Articles

Tips & Tricks: SSL Forward Proxy

05-22-2023 — In today's digital world, where encryption is all around us, SSL decryption becomes a real superhero in the fight against hidden threats and bolstering network security. Luckily, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall comes to the rescue with... — Read more

Labels: Network Security Next-Generation Firewall SSL Decryption
15032 4 2 by JayGolf in General Articles

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