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Tom Piens aka Piens aka 'reaper'
Tom Piens aka Piens aka 'reaper'
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Tom Piens aka Piens aka 'reaper'

Tom Piens is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a distinguished career closely tied to Palo Alto Networks. With over two decades of experience in the field, Tom has played a pivotal role in shaping the digital defense landscape. His journey began as the first international (outside of the continental US) support engineer at Palo Alto Networks, where he rapidly ascended the ranks due to his remarkable aptitude for innovative solutions. Beyond his technical prowess, Tom's passion for knowledge transfer has made him a sought-after mentor. He's been instrumental in cultivating a dynamic learning environment within the Palo Alto Networks LIVE community, fostering a culture of continuous growth and excellence. His innate ability to simplify complex concepts has empowered his colleagues to stay at the forefront of cybersecurity trends.
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Setting up the VPN

There are several ways of connecting devices in a secure way.

Palo Alto Networks firewalls currently support the following protocols:

  • Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a fairly old protocol that is not very secure but can be useful if legacy devices need to be connected to the firewall to provide rudimentary security to the encapsulated packets.
  • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is the de facto tunneling protocol between remote sites and can be used for very strong encryption.
  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL), which is really Transport Layer Security (TLS), is used to connect endpoints over a network-friendly protocol.

To set up GRE tunnels, you can set up a connection in Networks | GRE Tunnels. All you need to configure is the following:

  • Name (this can be any description)
  • Source interface
  • Source IP is the IP associated with the source interface
  • Destination IP is the IP for the remote peer
  • Tunnel...
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Tom Piens aka Piens aka 'reaper'

Tom Piens is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a distinguished career closely tied to Palo Alto Networks. With over two decades of experience in the field, Tom has played a pivotal role in shaping the digital defense landscape. His journey began as the first international (outside of the continental US) support engineer at Palo Alto Networks, where he rapidly ascended the ranks due to his remarkable aptitude for innovative solutions. Beyond his technical prowess, Tom's passion for knowledge transfer has made him a sought-after mentor. He's been instrumental in cultivating a dynamic learning environment within the Palo Alto Networks LIVE community, fostering a culture of continuous growth and excellence. His innate ability to simplify complex concepts has empowered his colleagues to stay at the forefront of cybersecurity trends.
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