Paloalto firewall ssh authentication with public key

It’s common that administrator login to ssh server with key to avoid typing password all day. This post demonstrates how to config Paloalto firewall to use ssh key authentication. 01. Go to Device>Administrators, select the user name you want to add ssh key authentication. 02. Check “Use Public Key Authentication(SSH)” 03. Import your ssh public… Continue reading Paloalto firewall ssh authentication with public key

Factory Reset Palo Alto Firewall without admin password

This post demonstrate how to perform factory reset if you don’t have admin password. For this to work, you need a console connection to firewall. 01. Reboot firewall by unplug the power cable and then plug it back in. 02. From console output, select “PANOS (main-sysroot1)”. Please noted, this selection only show up around 5… Continue reading Factory Reset Palo Alto Firewall without admin password

Factory Reset Palo Alto Firewall with admin password

This post will show you how to perform factory reset on a Palo Alto firewall. And this post assume you have admin user password of the firewall. Step01Enter maintenance mode using the command below. Step02Select “Factory Reset” option. Step03Confirm to perform a factory reset by selecting the “Factory Reset” option. Step04Wait the system being reset.… Continue reading Factory Reset Palo Alto Firewall with admin password