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User and group information must be directly integrated into the technology platforms that secure modern organizations. Knowing who is using the applications on your network, and who may have transmitted a threat or is transferring files, strengthens security policies and reduces incident response times
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User-ID

User and group information must be directly integrated into the technology platforms that secure modern organizations. Knowing who is using the applications on your network, and who may have transmitted a threat or is transferring files, strengthens security policies and reduces incident response times. User-ID, a standard feature on Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, enables you to leverage user information stored in a wide range of repositories.

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Carracido
Carracido
05-16-2025

Panorama passive device redistributing User-ID mappings? Contains a hyperlink

Dear community! We have configured user-ID redistribution to send mappings to firewalls from Panorama. The same config as the following: https://ww... — Read more

posted in Panorama Discussions

175 1
Florian_Houis
Florian_Houis
05-14-2025

Solved! [API] - User-ID Contains a hyperlink

Hello Guys, Sorry if the location is incorrect. I was looking for a location regarding API. I'm trying to set up an user with his IP through API. ... — Read more

posted in General Topics

462 2
SyafiqBharudin
SyafiqBharudin
05-13-2025

Firewall Configuration via API

I have enquiries regarding the API on PA firewall. I would like to know whether I can enable User-ID in zone, adding server in Server Monitoring and... — Read more

posted in General Topics

210 1
tejaeie5353
tejaeie5353
05-08-2025

observing high cpu utilization on daily basis and the main CPU consumers are multiple pan_task processes, each using around 70% CPU, and running cont

below is the output of show system resources : kindly please let me know , is it a normal behavior or do we need some changes to be done.top - ... — Read more

posted in Next-Generation Firewall Discussions

244 1
jaswanthwhoop
jaswanthwhoop
04-29-2025

Prisma Access/Cloud Identity Engine with Okta IDP – Issue with Group Changes

We're encountering an issue when moving users between Okta groups. In the Cloud Identity Engine (CIE), we observe that the user's group membership u... — Read more

posted in Strata Cloud Manager

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Announcing VM-Series on AWS Connected Mobility Solutions (CMS) to Protect Your Connected Vehicles Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

12-19-2024 — Protect what drives you – starting today with VM-Series on AWS CMS — Read more

Labels: Advanced URL Filtering AWS Next Generation Firewall software firewalls User-ID VM Series VM-Series on AWS
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Simplify User Access Without Upgrading Your Infrastructure With User Context Contains an image Contains a video Contains a hyperlink

01-10-2023 — Palo Alto Networks identity team created User Context: a new tool to simplify and unify distribution of user-ID and other user mappings across all infrastructure for centralized visibility. — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity Engine PAN-OS User Context User-ID
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DOTW: Windows Based UID Agent Vs. Agentless UID Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

06-07-2022 — Learn about the pros and cons of PAN-OS integrated user-ID and Windows-based user-ID agents in this Discussion of the Week column. — Read more

Labels: agentless user id discussion dotw Mapping User-ID User-ID & Authentication User-ID mapping
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DOTW: What is the Best Way to Configure User-ID Mapping? Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

02-03-2022 — This Discussion of the Week is about how to configure User-ID and troubleshooting User-ID mapping. — Read more

Labels: PAN-OS User-ID User-ID mapping
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User Lifecycle Management (LCM) Using Cortex XSOAR Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

12-14-2021 — Find out how you can reduce the time your teams spend on HR and IT tasks by learning from our own company practices via TechInsider, a Palo Alto Networks' publication. — Read more

Labels: Cortex Cortex XSOAR identity Management User-ID userid XSOAR
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Cloud Identity Engine: Support for Entra B2B External User Authentication Contains a video Contains a hyperlink

12-03-2024 — Executive Summary Palo Alto Networks’ Cloud Identity Engine now supports Entra B2B external user authentication, unlocking secure access for partners, vendors, and external collaborators. This enhancement allows organizations to apply Zero Trust policies across both internal and external users,... — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity Engine User-ID
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OpenID Connect Support in Cloud Identity Engine Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

08-13-2024 — The Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) is expanding its capabilities by introducing a new method for connecting to authentication services via OpenID Connect (OIDC). This enhancement provides an additional option alongside our existing support for CA Cha... — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity Cloud Identity Engine OS versions 10.1 and above PAN-OS Prisma Access User-ID
2685 1 by in Cloud Identity Engine Articles

Attribute Based Dynamic User Groups Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

07-19-2024 — After synchronizing your directory with Cloud Identity Engine (CIE), you can create user groups in the CIE console. Use attribute-value pairs with operators like "contains," "starts with," and exact matches, and combine them with and/or operators. — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity Cloud Identity Engine OS versions 10.1 and above PAN-OS prisma access User-ID
1916 by in Cloud Identity Engine Articles

Cloud Identity Engine Introduces On Demand Group Assignments Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

07-16-2024 — After synchronizing your directory with Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) you are now able to create groups of users within the CIE console. Users can be added to a group indefinitely or for specific time periods. These groups are never sent back to the... — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity OS versions 10.1 and above PAN-OS prisma access User-ID
1300 by in Cloud Identity Engine Articles

Cloud Identity Engine Introduces Group Filtering When Collecting Groups from Entra ID Contains an image Contains a hyperlink

06-28-2024 — Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) now provides customers with the ability to select the groups they would like to synchronize with CIE from Entra ID (formerly Entra ID) by using filters. — Read more

Labels: Cloud Identity OS versions 10.1 and above PAN-OS prisma access User-ID
3365 2 by in Cloud Identity Engine Articles

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