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  • Palo Alto User-ID Configuration for local Active Directory

    Palo Alto User-ID Configuration for local Active Directory

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    Benjamin Skinner

    September 7, 2024
    Active Directory, Firewall

    Start by configuring DNS on the Palo to point to the AD servers or applicable DNS Proxy Object: Go to Device -> Management -> Setup -> Services If DNS Proxy is configured, verify that the domain is setup AND subdomain has a wildcard entry as shown below. Under User Identification,…

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  • Setting up GlobalProtect Multifactor Authentication

    Setting up GlobalProtect Multifactor Authentication

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    Benjamin Skinner

    September 10, 2024
    Firewall, Radius

    Assuming that you have already followed Palo Alto’s instructions to set up the Global Protect portal and gateway, configuring MFA is pretty straightforward. #1 Create your server profile (Radius) #2 Create your server profile (Radius) #3 Create an Authentication Sequence #4 Apply the configuration to your Portal and Gateway First…

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  • Troubleshooting LACP incompatibility

    Troubleshooting LACP incompatibility

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    Benjamin Skinner

    September 7, 2024
    Routing and Switching

    The other day I was working remotely directing an on-site technician with the install of two 24 port Ruckus ICX Fastiron switches in a secondary building that would replace some aging Adtrans. It would use a fiber LACP-lag to the primary building hosting the main data room and core Cisco…

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  • Active Directory Tips and Tricks

    Active Directory Tips and Tricks

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    Benjamin Skinner

    September 2, 2024
    Active Directory

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  • Freeradius Vendor Specific Attributes

    Freeradius Vendor Specific Attributes

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    Benjamin Skinner

    September 2, 2024
    Radius

    This blog post is still being edited… By default, when Radius encounters a successful authentication, it will send back an access accept message to the radius client that initiated the request. This access accept is interpreted (by most devices) as full-authorization, since there are no other options that determine the…

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  • Palo Alto User-ID Configuration for local Active Directory
    by Benjamin Skinner
    September 7, 2024
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    by Benjamin Skinner
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    by Benjamin Skinner
    September 7, 2024
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    September 2, 2024
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