Clouds

Automating Palo Alto with Terraform

Essential Skills Gained

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Automating the PAN-OS and Panorama APIs with Python and Ansible

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AI LLM prompt engineering for generating Ansible solutions

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Ansible collections for Palo Alto network appliances

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YAML formatting

Format

3 day course with lecture and hands-on labs.

Audience

Palo Alto Administrators

Security Engineers

DevOps Engineers

System and Cloud Administrators

Network Engineers and Developers

Terraform Developers

Go Programmers

Description

Get hands-on and use Terraform to automate the PAN-OS operating system for Palo Alto Networks NGFWs and Panorama products. Students will learn to manage various aspects of a firewall's or a Panorama's config, such as data interfaces and security policies. *Optional* lecture may also cover Palo Alto Networks Terraform providers for Prisma Cloud, Bridgecrew Security Platform, or Palo Alto Networks Cloud Next-Gen Firewalls for AWS. All lessons focus on best practice techniques, including interacting with git, GitHub or GitLab, and writing prompts for AI LLM tools to generate relevant solutions.

Team Training Request

  • Automating the PAN-OS and Panorama APIs with Python and Ansible

  • AI LLM prompt engineering for generating Ansible solutions

  • Ansible collections for Palo Alto network appliances

  • YAML formatting

  • Playbook construction and order of execution

  • Credential Management and Encryption with Ansible Vault and other credential management best practices

  • Python and other client side software for exploring PAN-OS and Panorama APIs

  • Exploring the PAN-OS

  • Version controlling code with Git

  • CI / CD Pipeline Scenarios common across Industry (GitHub Actions, GitLab, AWX Tower, and more)

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