Palo Alto Networks
User-ID
Last Updated: April 16, 2025What’s Palo Alto User-ID? The term “User-ID” refers to User Identification. Its sole purpose is to identify and track network activity by individual users rather than just IP addresses. We can achieve this by using directory services like Active Directory and others supported by the platform. This approach allows us to enforce security policies based on...
User-ID redistribution
Last Updated: June 18, 2025What Is User ID Redistribution? User-ID Redistribution in Palo Alto Firewalls lets firewalls share user-to-IP mappings across different devices. This reduces the load on the network and servers. It helps maintain consistent identity-based policies in various situations, such as multi-site setups, high-availability pairs, or cloud environments. This feature is useful when you have multiple...
