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What are the requirements for using Palo Alto Networks EDL Hosting Sen/ice?

The correct answer is A. any supported Palo Alto Networks firewall or Prisma Access firewall. The Palo Alto Networks EDL Hosting Service is available for use with any supported Palo Alto Networks firewall or Prisma Access firewall, requiring no specific PAN-OS version beyond what supports EDLs generally. It allows administrators to host external dynamic lists on Palo…

Submitted by kim_seoul· Apr 18, 2026Device Management and Services

Question

What are the requirements for using Palo Alto Networks EDL Hosting Sen/ice?

Options

  • Aany supported Palo Alto Networks firewall or Prisma Access firewall
  • Ban additional subscription free of charge
  • Ca firewall device running with a minimum version of PAN-OS 10.1
  • Dan additional paid subscription

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    89% (42)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

The Palo Alto Networks EDL Hosting Service is available for use with any supported Palo Alto Networks firewall or Prisma Access firewall, requiring no specific PAN-OS version beyond what supports EDLs generally. It allows administrators to host external dynamic lists on Palo Alto Networks cloud infrastructure.

Aany supported Palo Alto Networks firewall or Prisma Access firewallCorrect

The Palo Alto Networks EDL Hosting Service is designed to be compatible with any supported Palo Alto Networks NGFW or Prisma Access deployment, abstracting the need for a self-hosted web server. This service ensures that any compliant firewall can leverage cloud-hosted EDLs.

Ban additional subscription free of charge

There is no indication that the EDL Hosting Service is an additional subscription that is free of charge; typically, core platform features are included, but specific services might have licensing implications or be bundled.

Ca firewall device running with a minimum version of PAN-OS 10.1

While PAN-OS 10.1 introduced new features, the EDL Hosting Service itself does not have a strict minimum PAN-OS 10.1 requirement to *use* it, rather it's a service offered *to* supported firewalls.

Dan additional paid subscription

The EDL Hosting Service is not presented as an additional paid subscription; it's a capability within the ecosystem for eligible firewalls.

Concept tested: EDL Hosting Service requirements

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/policy/use-an-external-dynamic-list/palo-alto-networks-edl-hosting-service

Topics

#EDL Hosting Service#External Dynamic Lists#Firewall compatibility#Prisma Access

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