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Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewall Logs

Connecting Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall logs to your Panther instance

Overview

Panther supports ingesting Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) logs from appliances running PAN-OS.

Panther supports common PAN-OS releases in active deployment, specifically version 10.2+ up to 12.1. Newer PAN-OS versions may introduce extra fields; Panther automatically omits undocumented fields until a future integration release updates the core schema.

When logs are formatted as CSV, PAN-OS devices can export them via Syslog to Panther Log Forwarder or a collector of your choice, which can then forward the logs to Panther using a supported Data Transport.

How to onboard Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall logs to Panther

Step 1: Create a new Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall log source in Panther

  1. In the left-hand navigation bar of your Panther Console, click Log Sources.

  2. Click Create New.

  3. Search for “Palo Alto” then click its tile.

  4. In the Transport Mechanism drop-down, select the Data Transport method you wish to use for this integration.

  5. Click Start Setup.

  6. Follow Panther's instructions for configuring the selected Data Transport method.

Step 2: Configure your collector

You can use Panther Log Forwarder or a log forwarder of your choice.

Step 3: Configure Palo Alto Syslog Monitoring

Configure your Palo Alto environment to export logs in CSV format via Syslog to a log collector or forwarding service. The logs can then be delivered to Panther through a supported Data Transport.

For configuration instructions, refer to the PAN-OS Syslog Monitoring Guide.

Supported log types

PaloAltoNGFW.Audit

Audit logs record administrative actions performed on the firewall or Panorama, including CLI commands, web interface navigation, and REST API calls.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Audit log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Authentication

Authentication logs record user authentication attempts and outcomes including policy, factors, server profile, and Device-ID context.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Authentication log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Config

Configuration logs record changes to the firewall or Panorama configuration (commits, edits, policy updates).

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Config log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Correlation

Correlation logs record correlated events generated by the firewall when a host matches conditions defined in a correlation object, summarizing potential threats to the network, user, or host.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Correlation log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Decryption

Decryption logs record SSL/TLS decryption inspection outcomes including handshake stages, certificate metadata, proxy type, policy, and session context.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Decryption log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.GlobalProtect

GlobalProtect logs record VPN portal and gateway lifecycle events including authentication, tunnel stages, endpoint context, and gateway selection.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on GlobalProtect log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.GTP

GTP logs record GPRS Tunneling Protocol session and inspection events including subscriber identifiers, tunnel endpoints, GTP message context, and policy outcomes when GTP security is applied.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on GTP log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.HIPMatch

HIP match logs record GlobalProtect Host Information Profile (HIP) evaluation outcomes used to enforce HIP-based security rules.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on HIP Match log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.IPTag

IP-tag logs record IP address-to-tag mapping events including tag name, timeout, and data source metadata.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on IP-Tag log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.SCTP

SCTP logs record Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) session and association events including policy action, verification tags, diameter-related fields, and chunk or association lifecycle details when SCTP inspection is enabled.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on SCTP log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.System

System logs record platform events such as daemons, HA, routing, authentication, upgrades, and chassis events.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on System log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Threat

Threat logs record security events detected by Threat Prevention, WildFire, URL filtering, Anti-Spyware, Vulnerability Protection, and related profiles.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Threat log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Traffic

Traffic logs record firewall session flow metadata including endpoints, NAT, application, zones, policy action, and byte/packet counters.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Traffic log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.Tunnel

Tunnel Inspection logs record cleartext tunnel session lifecycle events (START/END) including tunnel type, endpoints, inner-session counters, and tunnel inspection policy outcomes.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on Tunnel log fields and Versioning

PaloAltoNGFW.UserID

User-ID logs record IP address-to-user mapping lifecycle events including login, logout, and dynamic tag registration sourced from User-ID agents and integrations.

Reference: Palo Alto documentation on User-ID log fields and Versioning

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