Palo Alto Networks
TMA-PALOALTO-2.3
Ensure that User-ID is only enabled for internal trusted interfaces
MediumLevel 1Manual reviewpaloalto
Description
Only enable the User-ID option for interfaces that are both internal and trusted. There is rarely a legitimate need to allow WMI probing (or any user-id identification) on an untrusted interface. The exception to this is identification of remote-access VPN users, who are identified as they connect.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
Navigate to Network > Network Profiles > Interface Management. Verify that User-ID is only enabled for interfaces that are both internal and trusted.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Navigate to Network > Network Profiles > Interface Management. Set User-ID to be checked only for interfaces that are both internal and trusted; uncheck it for all other interfaces.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- paloaltoauthentication
- Reference
- CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 2.3 Ensure that User-ID is only enabled for internal trusted interfaces