Designing and Planning Prisma Access

Prisma Access is Palo Alto Networks’ Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution that provides Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) functions to secure internet and network access for branch offices and mobile users leveraging the full functionality of the well-known Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) platform. SASE enables a distributed cloud environment with security processing nodes in different countries and locations so that protection can take place close to the branch office or remote user versus the traditional method of tunneling all traffic back to the main data center or headquarters location. This approach ensures low latency and in-country internet breakout.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the basic building blocks of Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Access. We will review which preparations will need to be made and which steps need to be taken before we can deploy a tenant. We are going to learn how each component has similarities...