Ensure 'Verify Update Server Identity' is enabled

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Description

This setting determines whether or not the identity of the update server must be verified before performing an update session. Note that if an SSL Forward Proxy is configured to intercept the update session, this option may need to be disabled (because the SSL Certificate will not match). PASS requires deviceconfig system server-verification 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 system server-verification yes[ \t]*$

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

configure set deviceconfig system server-verification yes commit # CIS guidance: Navigate to Device > Setup > Services > Services. Set the Verify Update Server Identity box to checked.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: paloaltoupdates
Reference: CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 1.6.1 Ensure 'Verify Update Server Identity' 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