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12-16-2025 09:34 PM - edited 12-16-2025 09:35 PM
How do we detect RC4 traffic without decrypting using the Palo Alto toolset (NGFW, SCM, SLS, IoT, etc.)?
In SLS, I can currently filter down to:
Application Subcategory = 'auth-service' AND Application = 'active-directory-base'
However, there is no option to identify the use of weak ciphers (e.g., RC4).
12-17-2025 02:15 PM
Hi @PMorendage ,
You can identify weak ciphers with a decryption profile for non-decrypted traffic. Create a decryption rule with the action of no-decrypt and assign the decryption profile to it. Since you do not want to block weak ciphers at this time, allow everything.
When a lot of traffic runs through the decryption profile, you can use cool tools to analyze the traffic.
After you have analyzed the traffic, you can choose to block weak certificates, ciphers, or protocols by unchecking the boxes in the decryption profile.
Thanks,
Tom
12-17-2025 06:00 PM
Thank you very much Tom , Let me test and get back to you
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