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    Networking Features

    What new Networking features are in PAN-OS 11.2?
    The following section describes new networking features introduced in PAN-OS 11.2.

    Post Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange VPN

    May 2024
    • Introduced in PAN-OS 11.2.
    Post Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange VPN extends your PAN-OS post-quantum VPN security by adding the ability to create post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) hybrid keys using the NIST round 3 and round 4 cryptographic suites. You can future proof your VPN encryption keys and safeguard against harvest now, decrypt later (HNDL) attacks by combining multiple key exchange mechanisms (KEM) with full crypto agility.
    The hybrid key technology is based on RFC 9242 and RFC 9370, and allows you to add up to seven additional key exchange mechanisms (KEM). With each additional KEM added, the level of quantum resistance increases as the attacker needs all used KEMs to become vulnerable before the key can be broken. You can apply the hybrid key technology to both IKEv2's key exchange and IPSec's rekey key exchange to ensure all VPN key exchanges are quantum resistant.
    To provide in-depth quantum defense, you can also enable both of its post quantum VPN technologies together. If both the RFC 8784 post quantum pre-shared key (released with PAN-OS 11.1) and this new PQ Hybrid Key feature are enabled, PAN-OS generates the hybrid key and then mixes in the static pre-shared key.

    Increased Maximum Number of Security Rules for the PA-3400 Series Firewall

    May 2024
    • Introduced in PAN-OS 11.2.
    (
    PA-3410 and PA-3420 firewalls only
    ) The maximum number of security rules supported has increased from 2,500 to 10,000.

    Authenticate LSVPN Satellite with Serial Number and IP Method

    February 2024
    • Introduced in PAN-OS 10.2.8 and later 10.2 releases.
    May 2024
    • Available in PAN-OS 11.2.0 and later releases.
    • Available in PAN-OS 11.1.3 and later releases.
    Beginning with PAN-OS 10.1 and later releases, we support Username/password and Satellite Cookie Authentication method for a satellite to authenticate to the portal. This method requires user intervention to get satellites authenticated by a portal that prevents automating the deployment of remote satellites and adds difficulty and complexity for the administrators to perform software upgrade and deploy new firewalls.
    To remove the user intervention while onboarding a remote satellite and to enable automating the deployment of remote satellites, we introduce a new authentication method called "Serial number and IP address Authentication”. You can now onboard a remote satellite using the combination of serial number and IP address in addition to the username/password and satellite cookie authentication method. This authentication method reduces the complexity by enabling you to deploy new firewalls without manual intervention.
    However, Username/password and Satellite Cookie Authentication remains as a default authentication method.
    Before enabling the Serial number and IP address Authentication method, configure the satellite serial number at the portal as one of the authentication verification conditions.
    • Configure the satellite IP address as an "IP allow list" at the portal using the
      set global-protect global-protect-portal portal
      <portal_name>
       satellite-serialnumberip-auth satellite-ip-allowlist entry
      <value>
       command to add a satellite device IP address on the GlobalProtect portal.
    • Enable the Serial number and IP address Authentication method using the
      set global-protect-portal satellite-serialnumberip-auth enable
       CLI command. After you enable this method, the satellite continuously attempts to authenticate with the portal for the configured retry interval (in seconds) after power-on until the portal explicitly instructs the satellite to stop.
    Upon successfully configuring a satellite device allowed IP address list per portal, and configuring the satellite serial number on the GlobalProtect portal, the satellite can initiate the connection to the portal.

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