The PAN-OS 11 platform consists of several major software trains, each delivering critical features to Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) and Panorama management platforms. Tracking lifecycle status is critical to ensuring your edge security infrastructure continues to receive active vulnerability patches. Software Release Train Initial Release Date End-of-Life (EoL) Status Impact / Required Action November 17, 2022 Ended November 17, 2024
The official release notes for are hosted on the Palo Alto Networks Technical Documentation Portal . panos 11 release notes link
Download a named configuration snapshot and a full device state backup. Store them securely outside the firewall platform. The PAN-OS 11 platform consists of several major
Released May 2, 2024; currently supported with an End-of-Life (EoL) date of May 2, 2027. Download a named configuration snapshot and a full
Review the full list of new features, Known Issues , and Addressed Issues .
Stay tuned for our follow-up post: "Why we rolled back from PAN-OS 11.0 after 48 hours" (Just kidding... mostly).
With the upgrade to Nova, Sarah’s firewalls gained , a system that uses intelligent run-time memory analysis to catch zero-day malware that traditional sandboxes might miss. The release notes highlight that this technology can stop 26% more zero-day malware and detect 60% more injection attacks than previous versions.