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Release Notes for Policy Enforcer

 

New and Changed Features

This section describes the new features and enhancements to existing features in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1.

  • NSX-T enhancements—Starting in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1, we provide support for NSX-T east-west traffic.

Product Compatibility

This section describes the supported hardware and software versions for Policy Enforcer. For Security Director requirements, see the Security Director 21.3R1 Release Notes.

Supported Security Director Software Versions

Policy Enforcer is supported only on specific Security Director software versions as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Supported Security Director Software Versions

Policy Enforcer Software Version

Compatible with Security Director Software Version

Junos OS Release (Juniper ATP Cloud Supported Devices)

21.3R1

21.3R1

Junos OS Release 15.1X49-D120 or Junos OS Release 17.3R1 and later

Note

The times zones set for Security Director and Policy Enforcer must be the same.

Supported Devices

Table 2 lists the SRX Series devices that support Juniper ATP Cloud and the threat feeds these devices support.

Note

Table 2 lists the general Junos OS release support for each platform. However, each Policy Enforcer software version has specific requirements that take precedence. See Table 1 for more information.

Table 2: Supported SRX Series Devices with Juniper ATP Cloud and Feed Types

Platform

Model

Junos OS Release

Supported Threat Feeds

vSRX

2 vCPUs, 4GB RAM

Junos 15.1X49-D60 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX300, SRX320

Junos 15.1X49-D90 and later

C&C, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX340, SRX345, SRX550M

Junos 15.1X49-D60 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX1500

Junos 15.1X49-D60 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX5400, SRX5600, SRX5800

Junos 15.1X49-D62 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX4100, SRX4200

Junos 15.1X49-D65 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX4600

Junos 18.1R1 and later

C&C, antimalware, infected hosts, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX3400, SRX3600

Junos 12.1X46-D25 and later

C&C, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX1400

Junos 12.1X46-D25 and later

C&C, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX550

Junos 12.1X46-D25 and later

C&C, GeoIP

SRX Series

SRX650

Junos 12.1X46-D25 and later

C&C, GeoIP

Table 3 describes the hardware and software components that are compatible with JATP.

Table 3: Supported Hardware and Software Versions Compatible with JATP

Platform

Hardware

Software Versions

vSRX

 

Junos 19.1R1.6 and above

SRX Series

SRX320, SRX300

Junos 19.1R1 and above

SRX Series

SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600

Junos 15.1X49-D65 and above for SRX4100 and SRX4200

Junos 18.1R1 and above for SRX4600

SRX Series

SRX340, SRX345, SRX550m

Junos 15.1X49-D60 and above

SRX Series

SRX5800, SRX5600, SRX5400

Junos 15.1X49-D50 and above

SRX Series

SRX1500

Junos 15.1X49-D33 and above

Note

The SMTP e-mail attachment scan feature is supported only on the SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX5400, SRX5600, and SRX5800 devices running Junos OS Release 15.1X49-D80 and later. vSRX does not support the SMTP e-mail attachment scan feature.

In Policy Enforcer Release 18.3R1, Policy Enforcer supports SRX Series devices running Junos OS Release 17.3R1 and later.

Table 4 lists the supported EX Series and QFX Series switches.

Table 4: Supported EX Series Ethernet Switches and QFX Series Switches

Platform

Model

Junos OS Release

EX Series

EX4200, EX2200, EX3200, EX3300, EX4300

Junos 15.1R6 and later

EX Series

EX9200

Junos 15.1R6 and later

EX Series

EX3400, EX2300

Junos 15.1R6 and later

Junos 15.1X53-D57 and later

QFX Series

QFX5100, QFX5200

vQFX

Junos 15.1R6 and later

Junos 15.1X53-D60.4

Table 5 lists the supported MX Series routers that support the DDoS and C&C feed types.

Table 5: Supported MX Routers and Feed Types

Platform

Model

Junos OS Release

Supported Feed Types

MX Series

MX240, MX480, MX960

Junos 14.2R1 and later

DDoS

MX240, MX480, MX960

Junos 18.4R1 and later

C&C

(Mark MX Series router as perimeter device in secure fabric).

The C&C feed is global and is overridden if the C&C custom feed is set on Policy Enforcer.

vMX

Junos 16.2R2.8

-

Table 6 shows the supported SDN and cloud platforms.

Table 6: Supported SDN and Cloud Platforms

Component

Specification

VMware NSX for vSphere

6.3.1 and later

Note: For sites that are running vSphere 6.5, vSphere 6.5a is the minimum supported version with NSX for vSphere 6.3.0.

VMware NSX Manager

6.3.1 and later

Third-Party Wired and Wireless Access Network

Table 7 lists the third-party support and required server.

Table 7: Third-Party Wired and Wireless Access Network

Switch/Server

Notes

Third-party switch

Any switch model that adheres to RADIUS IETF attributes and supports RADIUS Change of Authorization from ClearPass is supported by Policy Enforcer for threat remediation.

ClearPass RADIUS server

Must be running software version 6.6.0.

Cisco ISE

Must be running software version 2.1 or 2.2.

Forescout CounterACT

Must be running software version 7.0.0.

Note: To obtain an evaluation copy of CounterACT for use with Policy Enforcer.

Pulse Secure

Must be running software version 9.0R3.

If you use Juniper Networks EX4300 Ethernet switch to integrate with the third-party switches, the EX4300 must be running Junos OS Release 15.1R6 or later.

Juniper Networks Contrail, Microsoft Azure, and AWS Specifications

Table 8 shows the required components for Juniper Networks Contrail.

Table 8: Juniper Networks Contrail Components

Model

Software Version

Supported Policy Enforcer Mode

Juniper Networks Contrail

5.0

Microsegmentation and threat remediation with vSRX

vSRX

Junos OS 15.1X49-D120 and later

Microsegmentation and threat remediation with vSRX

Table 9 shows the required Policy Enforcer components for AWS.

Table 9: AWS Support Components

Model

Software Version

Supported Policy Enforcer Mode

vSRX

Junos OS 15.1X49-D100.6 and later

Junos OS 19.2R1 and later

vSRX policy based on workload discovery

AWS with JATP

To get started with Microsoft Azure, see Getting Started with Microsoft Azure.

Table 10 shows the required Policy Enforcer components for Microsoft Azure.

Table 10: Microsoft Azure Support Components

Model

Software Version

Supported Policy Enforcer Mode

vSRX

Junos OS 15.1X49-D110.4 and later

vSRX policy based on workload discovery

Virtual Machine

Policy Enforcer is delivered as an open virtual appliance (OVA) or a kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) package to be deployed inside your VMware ESX or Quick Emulator (QEMU)/KVM network with the following configuration:

  • 2 CPUs

  • 8-GB RAM (16 GB recommended)

    You must increase the RAM to 16 GB if you configure more than 256 custom dynamic addresses, allowlist, or blocklist.

  • 120-GB disk space

Table 11: Supported Virtual Machine Versions

Virtual Machine

Version

VMware

VMware ESX server version 4.0 or later or a VMware ESXi server version 4.0 or later

QEMU/KVM

CentOS Release 6.8 or later

Supported Browser Versions

Security Director and Policy Enforcer are best viewed on the following browsers.

Table 12: Supported Browser Versions

Browser

Version

Google Chrome

75.x

Internet Explorer

11 on Windows 7

Firefox

67.0 and later

Upgrade Support

Upgrading Policy Enforcer follows the same rules as for upgrading Security Director. You can upgrade only from the previously released version. This includes the minor releases. For example, you can upgrade to Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1 only from Policy Enforcer Release 20.1R1. However, Policy Enforcer 20.1R1 can be upgraded from 19.1R1 -> 19.1R2 -> 19.2R1->19.3R1-> 19.4R1-> 20.1R1 or 18.1R2 -> 18.2R1 -> 18.3R1 -> 18.4R1 -> 19.1R1 -> 19.1R2 -> 19.2R1 -> 19.3R1 -> 19.4R1 -> 20.1R1 -> 20.3R1 ->21.1R1 ->21.2R1 ->21.3R1.

For complete upgrade instructions, see Upgrading Your Policy Enforcer Software.

For more information about the Security Director upgrade path, see Upgrading Security Director.

Known Behavior

This section lists the known behavior in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1.

  • An error may be displayed in the Status column on the vCenter Task pane when deploying vSRX in host based mode for east-west traffic. To overcome this resource pool error, you must enable DRS mode on the cluster in which you deploy vSRX device.

  • When you open the vSRX console through vCenter, ignore the displayed warning.

  • You can associate a tenant with only one VRF instance.

  • A realm can have all the sites either with tenants or without tenants.

  • Tenants and VRF-based feeds are supported only on MX Series devices.

  • To take action on the feeds from Policy Enforcer, you must configure policies on the MX Series device through the CLI and not from Security Director.

  • To upload certificates for Policy Enforcer, to be used in certificate-based authentication mode of Junos Space, Junos Space must be in password authentication mode to complete the Policy Enforcer settings workflow. The mode can be switched to certificate-based authentication after the Policy Enforcer settings are completed.

  • Policy Enforcer supports only the default global domain in Junos Space Network Management.

  • When you are creating a connector for third-party devices, it is mandatory to add at least one IP subnet to a connector. You cannot complete the configuration without adding a subnet.

  • If you replace a device as part of RMA and if that device is already in secure fabric, you must remove the device from secure fabric and add it again. Otherwise, feeds are not downloaded to the replaced device.

  • JATP zone creation or assignment cannot be done in the General Setup Wizard.

  • Ensure that the time difference between the JATP and the SRX Series devices is less than 20 seconds to avoid the enrollment failure.

  • When the vSRX device is disenrolled with JATP and enrolled again, you might see the device shown twice in the Feed Sources page in Security Director.

  • When the feed source is JATP, you must change the Infected host state in the JATP portal. There are no Dashboard widgets to show the JATP related threats or Infected hosts in Security Director.

  • During the JATP enrollment, it may state that Juniper ATP Cloud license is not present. You can ignore this warning.

  • For SRX Series devices in a chassis cluster, both primary and secondary chassis cluster nodes need to be discovered in Security Director before adding them to secure fabric. If only one chassis cluster node is discovered and added to secure fabric, the feed download does not work after failover to secondary node.

Known Issues

This section lists the known issues in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1.

For the most complete and latest information about resolved Policy Enforcer defects, use the Juniper Networks online Junos Problem Report Search application.

  • You may not be allowed to edit the ClearPass connector password on the Policy Enforcer Connector page.

    Workaround: Delete the connector and add it again with the right credentials. PR1464446

  • Sites associated with tenants (multitenant sites) are shown while creating policy enforcement group. This is applicable for guided setup also. UC-334

  • You will be unable to add enforcement points to site after changing the mode when the certificate based authentication is enabled. UC-368

    After changing the Policy Enforcer mode in Policy Enforcer settings page, go to Junos Space® Network Management Platform > Users > pe_user and manually upload the client certificate.

    OR

    Go to Junos Space Network Management Platform and change the mode to Password Authentication and perform Policy Enforcer settings again.

  • When you download feeds to a device after the realm is deleted and added again in Policy Enforcer, an internal server error is identified.

    Workaround:

    On Junos OS CLI on the SRX Series device, execute the command request services security-intelligence download. PR1586287

  • Error shown while adding Policy Enforcer in cloud feed-only mode. PR1585381

Resolved Issues



This section lists the issues fixed in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1.

For the most complete and latest information about resolved Policy Enforcer defects, use the Juniper Networks online Junos Problem Report Search application.

  • Blocklist custom feeds created by Policy Enforcer fail to get blocked for the new HTTPS/Server Name Indication (SNI) feature on Junos OS Release 19.2R1 and later releases for SRX Series devices. PR1626127.

Hot Patch Releases

This section describes the new features, installation procedure, and resolved issue in Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1 hot patch v1.

Note

Security vulnerabilities are addressed in the Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1 hot patch v1.

Installation Instructions

During hot patch installation, the script performs the following operations:

  • Stops controller, feed-collector and feed-provider services of Policy Enforcer.

  • Backs up existing configuration files and libraries.

  • Updates the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) file for Policy Enforcer.

  • Restarts the controller, feed-collector and feed-provider.

Note

You must install the hot patch on Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1-1274 or on any previously installed hot patch. The hot patch installer backs up all the files which are modified or replaced during hot patch installation.

Perform the following steps in the CLI:

  1. Download the Policy Enforcer 21.3R1 Patch Policy_Enforcer-21.3R1-XX-PE-Upgrade.rpm from the download site.

    Here, XX is the hot patch version.

  2. Copy the Policy_Enforcer-21.3R1-XX-PE-Upgrade.rpm file to the /tmp location.
  3. Verify the checksum of the hot patch for data integrity:

    md5sum Policy_Enforcer-21.3R1-XX-PE-Upgrade.rpm.

  4. Install the rpm using the command:

    rpm -Uvh Policy_Enforcer-21.3R1-XX-PE-Upgrade.rpm

Note

We recommend that you install the latest available hot-patch version, which is the cumulative patch.

Resolved Issues

Table 13 lists the resolved issues in the Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1 Hot Patch.

Table 13: Resolved Issues in the Policy Enforcer Release 21.3R1 Hot Patch

PR

Description

Hot Patch Version

PR1628910

There are issues while the user enrolls SRX380 device into Juniper ATP Cloud via Security Director or Policy Enforcer.

v1