QoS rule matches all traffic
At a glance
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Benchmark reference
Reads the export, not the device
ConfigProof reads a configuration export. This control is evaluated against the objects in that file, and it reports what the file says. It does not connect to the device and sees no traffic, so a finding here describes the configuration, not what the firewall is doing right now.
Why it matters
Every flow on the device lands in one class, and every QoS rule below this one is unreachable. The rest of the QoS configuration is still shown and no longer decides anything.
How to fix it
Web interface
The steps below are written for the web interface. A finding raised on your own export carries the same steps with your object names filled in.
- Narrow the rule on one or more of zone, address, application or service.
- Move it below the specific rules if a catch-all is intended.
- Confirm the rules below it can still be reached.
Command line
PAN-OS CLI, standalone firewall, vsys1
set vsys vsys1 rulebase qos rules <object-name> application <application>set vsys vsys1 rulebase qos rules <object-name> service <service>
An example. Values in angle brackets are yours to supply; a finding on your own export fills in the names it read. Nothing here commits. Review the candidate configuration, then commit it yourself.
Read it back
show vsys vsys1 rulebase qos rules <object-name>Values to fill in3
- <object-name>
- The object's name, as it appears on your firewall
- <application>
- The application or applications this rule should match
- <service>
- The ports this application actually uses
How to confirm the fix
- Confirm the rule matches a defined subset rather than any on every field.
- Confirm the rules after it appear in the QoS statistics on the device.
Limits
- Rule order shows which rule a flow would match, not which rule real traffic matched.
Compliance references
No benchmark recommendation is mapped to this control in this version.
More in QoS
- PAN-SEC-070QoS is enabled on an interface that shapes nothing
- PAN-SEC-071QoS rule assigns a class with no bandwidth anywhere
- PAN-SEC-072QoS class has a priority and no guaranteed bandwidth
- PAN-SEC-083QoS policy rules exist and QoS is enabled on no interface
- PAN-SEC-084QoS is enabled on an interface and no QoS policy rule classifies traffic
See it on your own firewall
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