The Palo Alto Networks security platform must generate an alert to, at a minimum, the ISSO and ISSM when unauthorized network services are detected.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-228867	PANW-AG-000114	SV-228867r831609_rule		Medium

Description
Unauthorized or unapproved network services lack organizational verification or validation and therefore may be unreliable or serve as malicious rogues for valid services. Automated mechanisms can be used to send automatic alerts or notifications. Such automatic alerts or notifications can be conveyed in a variety of ways (e.g., telephonically, via electronic mail, via text message, or via websites). The Palo Alto Networks security platform must either send the alert to an SNMP or Syslog console that is actively monitored by authorized personnel (including the ISSO and ISSM) or use e-mail to send the alert directly to designated personnel.

Description

Unauthorized or unapproved network services lack organizational verification or validation and therefore may be unreliable or serve as malicious rogues for valid services. Automated mechanisms can be used to send automatic alerts or notifications. Such automatic alerts or notifications can be conveyed in a variety of ways (e.g., telephonically, via electronic mail, via text message, or via websites). The Palo Alto Networks security platform must either send the alert to an SNMP or Syslog console that is actively monitored by authorized personnel (including the ISSO and ISSM) or use e-mail to send the alert directly to designated personnel.

STIG	Date
Palo Alto Networks ALG Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-20

Details

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Obtain the list of network services that have not been authorized or approved by the ISSM and ISSO. For each prohibited network service, view the security policies that denies traffic associated with it and logs the denied traffic. Ask the Administrator how the ISSO and ISSM are receiving alerts (E-mail, SNMP Trap, or Syslog). View the configured Server Profile, if there is no Server Profile for the method explained, this is a finding. View the Log Forwarding Profiles: Go to Objects >> Log Forwarding Determine which Server Profile is associated with each Log Forwarding Profile. View the Security Policies that are used to block unauthorized network services. Go to Policies >> Security Select the name of the security policy to view it. In the "Actions" tab, in the "Log Setting" section, view the Log Forwarding Profile. If there is no Log Forwarding Profile, this is a finding.

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Obtain the list of network services that have not been authorized or approved by the ISSM and ISSO. For each prohibited network service, view the security policies that denies traffic associated with it and logs the denied traffic.
Ask the Administrator how the ISSO and ISSM are receiving alerts (E-mail, SNMP Trap, or Syslog).
View the configured Server Profile, if there is no Server Profile for the method explained, this is a finding.

View the Log Forwarding Profiles:
Go to Objects >> Log Forwarding
Determine which Server Profile is associated with each Log Forwarding Profile.
View the Security Policies that are used to block unauthorized network services.
Go to Policies >> Security
Select the name of the security policy to view it.
In the "Actions" tab, in the "Log Setting" section, view the Log Forwarding Profile.
If there is no Log Forwarding Profile, this is a finding.

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Configure a Server Profile for use with Log Forwarding Profile(s); if email is used, the ISSO and ISSM must be recipients. To create an email server profile: Go to Device >> Server Profiles >> Email Select "Add". In the Email Server Profile, enter the name of the profile. Select "Add". In the "Servers" tab, enter the required information: In the "Name" field, enter the name of the Email server In the "Email Display Name" field, enter the name shown in the "From" field of the email. In the "From" field, enter the From email address. In the "To" field, enter the email address of the recipient. In the "Additional Recipient" field, enter the email address of another recipient. Only one additional recipient can be added. To add multiple recipients, add the email address of a distribution list. In the "Gateway" field, enter the "IP address" or "host name" of the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server used to send the email. Select the "OK" button. Configure a Log Forwarding Profile: Go to Objects >> Log Forwarding Go to Policies >> Security Select "Add" to create a new security policy or select the name of the security policy to edit it. Configure the specific parameters of the policy by completing the required information in the fields of each tab. In the "Actions" tab, select the Log forwarding profile and select "Log at Session End". "Log at Session Start" may be selected under specific circumstances, but "Log at Session End" is preferred. Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen. Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.

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Configure a Server Profile for use with Log Forwarding Profile(s); if email is used, the ISSO and ISSM must be recipients.

To create an email server profile:
Go to Device >> Server Profiles >> Email
Select "Add".
In the Email Server Profile, enter the name of the profile.
Select "Add".
In the "Servers" tab, enter the required information:
In the "Name" field, enter the name of the Email server
In the "Email Display Name" field, enter the name shown in the "From" field of the email.
In the "From" field, enter the From email address.
In the "To" field, enter the email address of the recipient.
In the "Additional Recipient" field, enter the email address of another recipient. Only one additional recipient can be added. To add multiple recipients, add the email address of a distribution list.
In the "Gateway" field, enter the "IP address" or "host name" of the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server used to send the email.
Select the "OK" button.

Configure a Log Forwarding Profile:
Go to Objects >> Log Forwarding
Go to Policies >> Security
Select "Add" to create a new security policy or select the name of the security policy to edit it.
Configure the specific parameters of the policy by completing the required information in the fields of each tab.
In the "Actions" tab, select the Log forwarding profile and select "Log at Session End".
"Log at Session Start" may be selected under specific circumstances, but "Log at Session End" is preferred.
Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.