The Palo Alto Networks security platform, if used as a TLS gateway/decryption point or VPN concentrator, must control remote access methods (inspect and filter traffic).

Remote access devices, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, increase risk and makes remote user access management difficult at best.

Remote access is access to DoD-nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include broadband and wireless connections. Remote access methods include, for example, proxied remote encrypted traffic (e.g., TLS gateways, web content filters, and webmail proxies).

If the Palo Alto Networks security platform is used as a TLS gateway/decryption point or VPN concentrator, configure the device to inspect and filter decrypted traffic. For each type of SSL/TLS traffic that is decrypted, the resulting traffic must be inspected and filtered. For example, HTTPS traffic that is decrypted must have the HTTP traffic inspected and filtered.