Ensure 'Enable Log on High DP Load' is enabled

MediumLevel 1Automatedpaloalto

Description

Enable the option 'Enable Log on High DP Load' feature. When this option is selected, a system log entry is created when the device's packet processing load reaches 100% utilization. PASS requires enable-log-high-dp-load yes. Audited against the PAN-OS running configuration in set format: run 'set cli config-output-format set', then 'configure' and 'show' (or 'show config running') and save the full output.

How it is checked

Audit method: Configuration pattern

Pattern: (?m)^set (?:template \S+ config )?deviceconfig setting management enable-log-high-dp-load yes[ \t]*$

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

configure set deviceconfig setting management enable-log-high-dp-load yes commit # CIS guidance: Navigate to Device > Setup > Management > Logging and Reporting Settings > Log Export and Reporting. Set the Enable Log on High DP Load box to checked.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: paloaltologging
Reference: CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 1.1.3 Ensure 'Enable Log on High DP Load' is enabled

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target paloalto