DNS Security Profile Models

Overview

The DNS Security Profile models provide a structured way to manage DNS Security profiles in Palo Alto Networks' Strata Cloud Manager. These models support configuration of profiles that protect against DNS-based threats, including domain filtering and DNS sinkhole operations. The models handle validation of inputs and outputs when interacting with the SCM API.

Models

The module provides the following Pydantic models:

• DNSSecurityProfileBaseModel: Base model with fields common to all profile operations
• DNSSecurityProfileCreateModel: Model for creating new DNS security profiles
• DNSSecurityProfileUpdateModel: Model for updating existing DNS security profiles
• DNSSecurityProfileResponseModel: Response model for DNS security profile operations
• BotnetDomainsModel: Model for botnet domains configuration
• DNSSecurityCategoryEntryModel: Model for DNS security category entries
• ListEntryBaseModel: Model for custom domain list entries
• SinkholeSettingsModel: Model for sinkhole configuration
• WhitelistEntryModel: Model for whitelist entries

All models use extra="forbid" configuration, which rejects any fields not explicitly defined in the model.

Model Attributes

DNSSecurityProfileBaseModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	str	Yes	None	Profile name. Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_\-\.\s]*$
description	str	No	None	Description of the profile
botnet_domains	BotnetDomainsModel	No	None	Botnet domains settings
folder	str	No**	None	Folder location. Max 64 chars
snippet	str	No**	None	Snippet location. Max 64 chars
device	str	No**	None	Device location. Max 64 chars

** Exactly one container (folder/snippet/device) must be provided for create operations

DNSSecurityProfileCreateModel

Inherits all fields from DNSSecurityProfileBaseModel and enforces that exactly one of folder, snippet, or device is provided during creation.

DNSSecurityProfileUpdateModel

Extends DNSSecurityProfileBaseModel by adding:

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	UUID	Yes	None	The unique identifier of the profile

DNSSecurityProfileResponseModel

Extends DNSSecurityProfileBaseModel by adding:

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
id	UUID	Yes	None	The unique identifier of the profile

Enum Types

ActionEnum

Defines the allowed actions for DNS security categories:

Value	Description
default	Use default action
allow	Allow the traffic
block	Block the traffic
sinkhole	Sinkhole the domain

LogLevelEnum

Defines the log levels:

Value	Description
default	Default log level
none	No logging
low	Low priority logging
informational	Informational logging
medium	Medium priority logging
high	High priority logging
critical	Critical priority logging

PacketCaptureEnum

Defines the packet capture options:

Value	Description
disable	Disable packet capture
single-packet	Capture a single packet
extended-capture	Extended packet capture

IPv4AddressEnum

Defines the allowed IPv4 sinkhole addresses:

Value	Description
pan-sinkhole-default-ip	Default sinkhole IP
127.0.0.1	Localhost

IPv6AddressEnum

Defines the allowed IPv6 sinkhole addresses:

Value	Description
::1	Localhost

Component Models

BotnetDomainsModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
dns_security_categories	List[DNSSecurityCategoryEntryModel]	No	None	DNS security categories
lists	List[ListEntryBaseModel]	No	None	Lists of DNS domains
sinkhole	SinkholeSettingsModel	No	None	DNS sinkhole settings
whitelist	List[WhitelistEntryModel]	No	None	DNS security overrides

DNSSecurityCategoryEntryModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	str	Yes	None	DNS Security Category Name
action	ActionEnum	No	default	Action to be taken
log_level	LogLevelEnum	No	default	Log level
packet_capture	PacketCaptureEnum	No	None	Packet capture setting

ListEntryBaseModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	str	Yes	None	List name
packet_capture	PacketCaptureEnum	No	None	Packet capture setting
action	ListActionRequestModel	Yes	None	Action

SinkholeSettingsModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
ipv4_address	IPv4AddressEnum	Yes	None	IPv4 address for sinkhole
ipv6_address	IPv6AddressEnum	Yes	None	IPv6 address for sinkhole

WhitelistEntryModel

Attribute	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	str	Yes	None	DNS domain or FQDN to be whitelisted
description	str	No	None	Description

Exceptions

The DNS Security Profile models can raise the following exceptions during validation:

• ValueError: Raised in several scenarios:
  • When multiple container types (folder/snippet/device) are specified for create operations
  • When no container type is specified for create operations
  • When name pattern validation fails
  • When container field pattern validation fails
  • When field length limits are exceeded
  • When invalid action or log level values are provided
  • When invalid packet capture settings are provided
  • When multiple actions are specified in list entry action field

Model Validators

Container Type Validation

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

from scm.models.security import DNSSecurityProfileCreateModel

# Error: multiple containers specified
try:
    profile = DNSSecurityProfileCreateModel(
        name="dns-security-profile",
        folder="Texas",
        device="fw01"  # Can't specify both folder and device
    )
except ValueError as e:
    print(e)  # "Exactly one of 'folder', 'snippet', or 'device' must be provided."

# Error: no container specified
try:
    profile = DNSSecurityProfileCreateModel(
        name="dns-security-profile"
    )
except ValueError as e:
    print(e)  # "Exactly one of 'folder', 'snippet', or 'device' must be provided."

Action Validation

For list entries, exactly one action type must be specified:

from scm.models.security import ListActionRequestModel

# Error: multiple actions specified
try:
    action = ListActionRequestModel(root={
        "alert": {},
        "block": {}  # Can't specify multiple actions
    })
except ValueError as e:
    print(e)  # "Exactly one action must be provided in 'action' field."

# Correct way to specify an action
action = ListActionRequestModel(root={"block": {}})

Usage Examples

Creating a DNS Security Profile

from scm.client import Scm

# Initialize client
client = Scm(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    tsg_id="your_tsg_id"
)

# Using dictionary
profile_dict = {
    "name": "dns-sec-profile",
    "description": "DNS security profile for production",
    "botnet_domains": {
        "dns_security_categories": [
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-malware",
                "action": "block",
                "log_level": "critical",
                "packet_capture": "extended-capture"
            },
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-phishing",
                "action": "sinkhole",
                "log_level": "high",
                "packet_capture": "single-packet"
            }
        ],
        "sinkhole": {
            "ipv4_address": "pan-sinkhole-default-ip",
            "ipv6_address": "::1"
        },
        "whitelist": [
            {"name": "trusted-domain.com", "description": "Trusted domain"}
        ]
    },
    "folder": "Texas"
}

response = client.dns_security_profile.create(profile_dict)
print(f"Created profile: {response.name}")

Creating a Profile with Multiple Categories

from scm.client import Scm

# Initialize client
client = Scm(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    tsg_id="your_tsg_id"
)

# Using dictionary
profile_dict = {
    "name": "comprehensive-dns-profile",
    "description": "Comprehensive DNS security profile",
    "botnet_domains": {
        "dns_security_categories": [
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-cc",
                "action": "block",
                "log_level": "critical"
            },
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-malware",
                "action": "sinkhole",
                "log_level": "high"
            },
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-phishing",
                "action": "block",
                "log_level": "high"
            },
            {
                "name": "pan-dns-sec-grayware",
                "action": "alert",
                "log_level": "medium"
            }
        ],
        "sinkhole": {
            "ipv4_address": "pan-sinkhole-default-ip",
            "ipv6_address": "::1"
        }
    },
    "folder": "Texas"
}

response = client.dns_security_profile.create(profile_dict)
print(f"Created profile with {len(response.botnet_domains.dns_security_categories)} categories")

Updating a DNS Security Profile

from scm.client import Scm

# Initialize client
client = Scm(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    tsg_id="your_tsg_id"
)

# Fetch existing profile
existing = client.dns_security_profile.fetch(name="dns-sec-profile", folder="Texas")

# Modify attributes using dot notation
existing.description = "Updated DNS security profile"

# Add a new category to the existing list
if existing.botnet_domains and existing.botnet_domains.dns_security_categories:
    existing.botnet_domains.dns_security_categories.append({
        "name": "pan-dns-sec-recent",
        "action": "alert",
        "log_level": "medium"
    })

# Add whitelist entry if needed
if existing.botnet_domains:
    if existing.botnet_domains.whitelist is None:
        existing.botnet_domains.whitelist = []
    existing.botnet_domains.whitelist.append({
        "name": "new-trusted.com",
        "description": "Newly trusted domain"
    })

# Pass modified object to update()
updated = client.dns_security_profile.update(existing)
print(f"Updated profile: {updated.name}")