Userid maps all the ldap directory users who match the filter to the custom group. This guide describes how to administer the palo alto networks firewall using the devices web interface. Palo alto networks firewall uses the domain map to store the fully qualified active directory domain name fqdn and its equivalent netbios domain netbios name. This step is required if you want to map users based on directory attributes other than the domain. This document aims to familiarizes users and admins to the cli commands on panos 8. For example, you might want a security policy that allows contractors in the. If you are using winrm to monitor servers, configure the firewall to authenticate with the server you are monitoring. To base security policies and reports on users and user groups, the firewall retrieves the list of groups and the corresponding list of members. On the device tab in user identification, go to group mapping settings and create a new.
Avoid fetching duplicate groups in groupmapping profile palo alto. The attached document covers troubleshooting tips for common userid configuration issues around group mapping and userip mapping. The palo alto networks firewall can retrieve usertogroup mapping information from an ldap server, such as, active directory or edirectory. Palo alto firewall integration with active directory and configure agentless user id user mapping.
Group mapping associates groups with their user members and userip or ipuser mapping associates ip addresses to users. Palo alto firewall and complete active directory integration by configuring ldap server profile, group mapping settings and user mapping under user identification configuration section. When show user ipusermapping all command is used, some iptouser mappings display inconsistent domain prefix. How to check users in ldap groups knowledge base palo alto. The palo alto networks userid agent is a windows service that. Group mapping and userip mapping are two primary functions of userid. The data can be retrieved through ldap queries from the firewall via agentless userid, introduced in panos 5. Groups not pulled on the palo alto networks firewall after addi.
During the initial connection, the agent transfers the most recent 50,000 events from the log to map users. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Do not use the userid agent installed on the rodc to map ip. Configure wmi probing the panos integrated userid agent does not support netbios probing. Add the ldap server profile to the userid group mapping configuration. Define user and group attributes to collect for user and group mapping. It can be found on the support portal under software updates.
Iptouser mappings have inconsistent domain prefix palo alto. If your userid sources only send the username and the username is unique across the organization, select. The userid agent queries the domain controller and exchange server logs using microsoft remote procedure calls msrpcs. Palo alto networks agentless user id tutorial duration. Defining policy rules based on group membership rather than on individual users simplifies administration because you dont have to update the rules whenever new users are added to a group. Useful cli commands for troubleshooting user id agent. Newly added active directory users do not appear on the firewall unless configuration changes are done to the user id agent and committed. You can then create a group mapping configuration to map users to groups and enable user and group based policy. Do not enable wmi probing on highsecurity networks. Add the service account username or builtin group administrators have this. Configure the windowsbased userid agent for user mapping. Configuring group mapping user id and security policy. Install the windowsbased userid agent palo alto networks.