Network SecurityPA-3400 Series
Post-quantum-ready ML-Powered NGFWs for the campus and high-speed internet gateway.
The Palo Alto Networks PA-3400 Series is a post-quantum-cryptography-ready ML-Powered Next-Generation Firewall for the campus and high-speed internet gateway. Its single-pass architecture inspects traffic once for identification and threat prevention, and inline machine learning stops known and evasive threats in real time. Faltrox deploys, configures Zero Trust policy, and manages it as the campus or gateway perimeter.
Overview
What PA-3400 Series is
The PA-3400 Series is the mid-tier enterprise NGFW, sized for the campus and the high-speed internet gateway where more throughput is needed than the branch tier provides. It is post-quantum-cryptography ready and processes packets with the single-pass architecture that identifies applications, users, and content and inspects for threats in one pass — the design that keeps performance high with full protection enabled.
It runs the same PAN-OS with App-ID, User-ID, inline machine-learning threat prevention, TLS decryption, and the full Cloud-Delivered Security Services, recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave for enterprise firewalls. Managed through Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager, it anchors the campus or gateway perimeter. Faltrox deploys it, designs the segmentation and policy, and operates it as managed defence.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Campus & Gateway
ML-Powered NGFW for the campus and high-speed internet gateway.
Higher Throughput
More performance headroom than the branch tier for busier perimeters.
Post-Quantum Ready
PQC-ready cryptography protects today’s data against future quantum decryption.
Inline ML Prevention
Machine learning stops known and evasive threats in real time.
TLS Decryption
Decrypts and inspects encrypted traffic at gateway scale.
Cloud-Delivered Services
Subscribes to the full Cloud-Delivered Security Services suite.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
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Deploy
The appliance is placed at the campus or gateway perimeter and onboarded to Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager.
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Single-Pass Inspection
App-ID, User-ID, and Content-ID identify traffic and inspect for threats in a single pass for performance.
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Prevent
Inline machine learning and Cloud-Delivered Security Services prevent known and zero-day threats in real time.
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Future-Proof
PQC-ready cryptography protects the confidentiality of today’s data against future quantum decryption.
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Operate
Faltrox designs the segmentation and policy, maintains PAN-OS, and monitors the perimeter as managed defence.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Single-Pass Architecture
Identifies and inspects traffic once per packet, keeping performance high with full protection on.
ML-Powered Prevention
Inline machine learning stops known and evasive threats in real time.
Post-Quantum Cryptography Ready
PQC-ready to protect against future quantum threats to encrypted data.
App-ID
Identifies applications regardless of port, protocol, or evasion, as the basis of policy.
Cloud-Delivered Security Services
Subscribes to Advanced Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, WildFire, and DNS Security.
User-ID & Zero Trust
Ties policy to user identity with automatic policy recommendations.
TLS/SSL Decryption
Decrypts and inspects encrypted traffic at campus and gateway scale.
Centralised Management
Managed through Panorama or the cloud-based Strata Cloud Manager.
Works with
Part of the platform
Palo Alto Networks products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Palo Alto Networks PA-3400 Series for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01What is the single-pass architecture and why does it matter?
It means the firewall identifies applications, users, and content and inspects for threats in one pass over each packet, rather than chaining separate engines. That keeps performance high with full protection enabled — the reason a Palo Alto NGFW does not collapse in throughput when you turn on threat prevention.
02Where does the PA-3400 fit?
It is the mid-tier enterprise NGFW for the campus and high-speed internet gateway, above the branch tier (PA-400/500/1400/1500) and below the data-centre tier (PA-5400/5500). Faltrox sizes the model to your perimeter throughput.
03Is it post-quantum ready?
Yes — the PA-3400 Series is post-quantum-cryptography ready, protecting the confidentiality of today’s data against future quantum decryption.
04Does it run the same security as branch and data-centre models?
Yes — the same PAN-OS runs across the entire range, so policy and threat prevention are identical from branch to data centre, recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave for enterprise firewalls.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We deploy the appliances, design the segmentation and Zero Trust policy, enable the Cloud-Delivered Security Services, maintain PAN-OS, and monitor the perimeter as managed campus and gateway defence.
Start an engagement
Secure what’s next.
Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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