Palo Alto Networks PAN-PA-460
The PAN-PA-460 delivers robust security capabilities for branch and enterprise environments, ensuring high-speed inspection and threat prevention with a throughput of up to 4.6 Gbps.
Inspection & Performance at Load
The PAN-PA-460 is engineered to maintain high performance even with advanced security features enabled. With a firewall throughput of 4.6 Gbps, it ensures that traffic inspection does not become a bottleneck. The IPS throughput of 3.0 Gbps allows for deep packet inspection without compromising speed, while VPN throughput of 2.3 Gbps supports secure remote access for distributed workforces.
Concurrency & Session Management
Supporting up to 400,000 concurrent connections, the PAN-PA-460 is ideal for environments with high session counts, such as campuses and branch offices. This capability ensures seamless session management and resiliency, even during peak usage, facilitating both remote user access and internal east-west traffic flows.
Network Topology & Segmentation
With 8 × 1G ports and support for 4,094 VLANs, the PAN-PA-460 provides flexible network segmentation and uplink options. This configuration supports complex network topologies, enabling efficient traffic management and high availability setups, crucial for enterprise-grade deployments.
Physical Integration & Operations
The rackmount form factor and compact 1U size of the PAN-PA-460 facilitate easy integration into existing data center racks. Its dimensions of 1.74" x 8.83" x 8.07" allow for efficient use of space, while ensuring straightforward cabling and maintenance access, minimizing operational disruptions.
Available Subscriptions & Add-On Capabilities
Precision AI Network Security (CORESEC Bundle)
The CORESEC Bundle enhances the PAN-PA-460 with integrated threat prevention capabilities, including Advanced Threat Prevention, Advanced URL Filtering, Advanced WildFire, and Advanced DNS Security. This bundle leverages AI-driven insights to provide comprehensive protection across all traffic flows, ensuring threats are identified and mitigated in real-time. Ideal for environments requiring robust security without compromising performance, it maintains line-rate inspection even under load.
Advanced DNS Security
Advanced DNS Security protects against DNS-based threats by employing real-time analysis and machine learning to detect and block malicious domains. It operates by intercepting DNS requests and applying policy-based controls, ensuring that only legitimate traffic is allowed. This feature is crucial for preventing data exfiltration and command-and-control communications.
Advanced Threat Prevention
This feature enhances the firewall's ability to detect and block sophisticated threats by analyzing traffic patterns and behaviors. It uses signature-based and anomaly detection techniques to identify potential threats, providing a critical layer of defense against zero-day exploits and advanced persistent threats.
Advanced URL Filtering
Advanced URL Filtering provides real-time categorization and control over web traffic, ensuring that users access only safe and appropriate content. By leveraging machine learning, it dynamically updates URL categories, blocking access to malicious sites and preventing phishing attacks.
Advanced WildFire
Advanced WildFire provides cloud-based malware analysis and sandboxing, detecting and preventing unknown threats by executing suspicious files in a secure environment. This proactive approach ensures that even the most sophisticated malware is identified and blocked before it can cause harm.
SD-WAN / Advanced SD-WAN
Advanced SD-WAN optimizes network performance by dynamically selecting the best path for traffic based on real-time conditions. It enhances application performance and reliability, particularly in distributed environments, by ensuring optimal bandwidth utilization and reducing latency.
GlobalProtect
GlobalProtect extends the security perimeter to remote users by providing secure VPN access and enforcing security policies regardless of location. It supports zero trust network access (ZTNA) principles, ensuring that only authorized users and devices can access sensitive resources.
AIOps for NGFW
AIOps for NGFW leverages artificial intelligence to provide insights into network operations, identifying anomalies and optimizing performance. It enhances visibility and control, enabling proactive management and reducing the time to resolve issues.
DLP
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) safeguards sensitive information by monitoring and controlling data transfers across the network. It uses content classification and pattern matching to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
IoT Security
IoT Security provides comprehensive visibility and control over IoT devices, using device profiling and risk assessment to enforce security policies. It ensures that IoT devices are securely integrated into the network, mitigating potential vulnerabilities and threats.
Prisma Access Agent
The Prisma Access Agent provides secure, cloud-delivered access to applications and data, supporting a seamless SASE architecture. It ensures consistent security policies are applied across all user connections, enhancing the security posture of remote and mobile workforces.
SaaS Security Inline
SaaS Security Inline provides real-time visibility and control over SaaS application usage, ensuring compliance and data protection. It inspects traffic inline to enforce security policies, preventing data leaks and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Reliability, Management & Visibility
The PAN-PA-460 is designed for high availability and reliability, with support for redundant configurations and failover mechanisms. It integrates seamlessly with Strata Cloud Manager, providing centralized management and visibility across the network. AIOps insights enhance operational efficiency by automating routine tasks and providing actionable intelligence for network optimization. Change control and policy lifecycle management are streamlined, ensuring that security policies are consistently enforced and updated as needed.
The PAN-PA-460 is a versatile and powerful solution for securing enterprise and branch environments. Its comprehensive feature set and high performance make it an ideal choice for organizations seeking to enhance their security posture while maintaining operational efficiency and scalability.
Security Performance
| IPS Throughput | 3.0 Gbps |
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