Decryption Profile Models

Overview

The Decryption Profile models provide a structured way to manage SSL/TLS decryption settings in Palo Alto Networks' Strata Cloud Manager. These models support configuring forward proxy, inbound proxy, and no-proxy SSL settings, as well as protocol-specific settings like allowed algorithms and TLS versions. The models handle validation of inputs and outputs when interacting with the SCM API.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	str	Yes	None	Name of profile. Must start with alphanumeric char
ssl_forward_proxy	SSLForwardProxy	No	None	SSL Forward Proxy settings
ssl_inbound_proxy	SSLInboundProxy	No	None	SSL Inbound Proxy settings
ssl_no_proxy	SSLNoProxy	No	None	SSL No Proxy settings
ssl_protocol_settings	SSLProtocolSettings	No	None	SSL Protocol settings
folder	str	No*	None	Folder where profile is defined. Max length: 64 chars
snippet	str	No*	None	Snippet where profile is defined. Max length: 64 chars
device	str	No*	None	Device where profile is defined. Max length: 64 chars
id	UUID	Yes**	None	UUID of the profile (response only)

* Exactly one container type (folder/snippet/device) must be provided ** Only required for response model

Exceptions

The Decryption Profile models can raise the following exceptions during validation:

• ValueError: Raised in several scenarios:
  • When multiple container types (folder/snippet/device) are specified
  • When no container type is specified for create operations
  • When SSL version validation fails (max_version < min_version)
  • When name pattern validation fails (must start with alphanumeric character)
  • When container field pattern validation fails
  • When field length limits are exceeded

Model Validators

SSL Version Validation

The SSL protocol settings enforce that max_version cannot be less than min_version:

# Using dictionarytry:
profile_dict = {
"name": "invalid-profile",
"folder": "Texas",
"ssl_protocol_settings": {
"min_version": "tls1-2",
"max_version": "tls1-1" # Invalid: max < min
}
}
response = profile.create(profile_dict)
except ValueError as e:
print(e) # "max_version cannot be less than min_version"
# Using model directlyfrom scm.models.security import SSLProtocolSettings

try:
settings = SSLProtocolSettings(
min_version="tls1-2",
max_version="tls1-1" # Invalid: max < min
)
except ValueError as e:
print(e) # "max_version cannot be less than min_version"

Container Type Validation

For create operations, exactly one container type must be specified:

# Using dictionaryfrom scm.config.security import DecryptionProfile
# Error: multiple containers specifiedtry:
profile_dict = {
"name": "invalid-profile",
"folder": "Texas",
"device": "fw01", # Can't specify both folder and device
"ssl_protocol_settings": {
"min_version": "tls1-2",
"max_version": "tls1-3"
}
}
profile = DecryptionProfile(api_client)
response = profile.create(profile_dict)
except ValueError as e:
print(e) # "Exactly one of 'folder', 'snippet', or 'device' must be provided."

Usage Examples

Creating a Basic Decryption Profile

# Using dictionaryprofile_dict = {
"name": "basic-profile",
"folder": "Texas",
"ssl_protocol_settings": {
"min_version": "tls1-2",
"max_version": "tls1-3",
"auth_algo_sha256": True,
"auth_algo_sha384": True
}
}

profile = DecryptionProfile(api_client)
response = profile.create(profile_dict)
# Using model directlyfrom scm.models.security import (
DecryptionProfileCreateModel,
SSLProtocolSettings,
SSLVersion
)

profile = DecryptionProfileCreateModel(
name="basic-profile",
folder="Texas",
ssl_protocol_settings=SSLProtocolSettings(
min_version=SSLVersion.tls1_2,
max_version=SSLVersion.tls1_3,
auth_algo_sha256=True,
auth_algo_sha384=True
)
)

payload = profile.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
response = profile.create(payload)

Creating a Profile with Forward Proxy Settings

# Using dictionaryforward_proxy_dict = {
"name": "forward-proxy-profile",
"folder": "Texas",
"ssl_forward_proxy": {
"auto_include_altname": True,
"block_expired_certificate": True,
"block_untrusted_issuer": True,
"strip_alpn": False
},
"ssl_protocol_settings": {
"min_version": "tls1-2",
"max_version": "tls1-3"
}
}

response = profile.create(forward_proxy_dict)
# Using model directlyfrom scm.models.security import (
DecryptionProfileCreateModel,
SSLForwardProxy,
SSLProtocolSettings,
SSLVersion
)

forward_proxy = DecryptionProfileCreateModel(
name="forward-proxy-profile",
folder="Texas",
ssl_forward_proxy=SSLForwardProxy(
auto_include_altname=True,
block_expired_certificate=True,
block_untrusted_issuer=True,
strip_alpn=False
),
ssl_protocol_settings=SSLProtocolSettings(
min_version=SSLVersion.tls1_2,
max_version=SSLVersion.tls1_3
)
)

payload = forward_proxy.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
response = profile.create(payload)

Updating a Decryption Profile

# Using dictionaryupdate_dict = {
"id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000",
"name": "updated-profile",
"ssl_protocol_settings": {
"min_version": "tls1-2",
"max_version": "tls1-3",
"auth_algo_sha384": True,
"enc_algo_aes_256_gcm": True
}
}

response = profile.update(update_dict)
# Using model directlyfrom scm.models.security import DecryptionProfileUpdateModel

update = DecryptionProfileUpdateModel(
id="123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000",
name="updated-profile",
ssl_protocol_settings=SSLProtocolSettings(
min_version=SSLVersion.tls1_2,
max_version=SSLVersion.tls1_3,
auth_algo_sha384=True,
enc_algo_aes_256_gcm=True
)
)

payload = update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
response = profile.update(payload)