Palo Alto Networks : Firewall Loopback interfaces

Posted on by David Vassallo

In a dual-homed network infrastructure, loopback interfaces are a very valuable configuration option on Palo Alto firewalls. Cisco folk may be more familiar with the use of loopback interfaces, so this article gives a very quick look at some of the uses of a loopback interface in a Palo Alto firewall deployment. The most usedul … Continue reading Palo Alto Networks : Firewall Loopback interfaces

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Lessons learned : Global Protect + User ID w/ Palo Alto Networks firewall

Posted on by David Vassallo

Scenario : A palo alto firewall has been successfully setup to use global protect, along with LDAP authentication. Also, USER-ID has been setup internally,with firewall policies written to include username / groups. This allows the firewall administrator to deploy consistent firewall policies to both internal and VPN users, based on active directory groups Problem: After a … Continue reading Lessons learned : Global Protect + User ID w/ Palo Alto Networks firewall