Enterprises that handle large amounts of data often face slow firewalls, missed threats, and costly downtime. When a firewall cannot keep up with 200 Gbps traffic, applications lag and security gaps appear. This hurts productivity, revenue, and brand trust. The Palo Alto Networks PA-5450 gives you fast, reliable protection that matches modern bandwidth, so you can keep services running and data safe.
Palo Alto Networks PA-5450, 200 Gbps 5U Rack Mounting Next-Gen Firewall with Palo
Imagine a firewall that never becomes a bottleneck, even during peak traffic. The PA-5450 is a next-gen firewall built for data-center scale. It inspects traffic at 200 Gbps, blocks threats in real time, and supports advanced features like AI-powered analytics and SSL/TLS decryption. Companies that need to protect thousands of users, cloud workloads, and IoT devices find this device essential. With Palo at its core, the firewall learns, adapts, and simplifies policy management.
Key Features
- 200 Gbps firewall throughput (app-mix).
- 189 Gbps threat-prevention throughput.
- 85 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput.
- Up to 100 million concurrent sessions.
- 4 100/1000/10G copper, 12 1G/10G SFP+, 2 40/100G QSFP28 ports.
- Supports L2, L3, tap, and virtual-wire modes.
- Modular design with up to four power supplies (2,200 W each).
- 480 GB SSD storage (RAID-1) with optional 4 TB log SSD.
Specifications
| Performance |
|
| Firewall throughput (appmix) |
200 Gbps |
| Threat Prevention throughput (appmix) |
189 Gbps |
| IPsec VPN throughput |
85 Gbps |
| Max concurrent sessions |
100M |
| New sessions per second |
3.6M |
| Virtual systems (base/max) |
25/225 |
| Networking |
|
| Interface modes |
L2, L3, tap, virtual wire (transparent mode) |
| Routing |
OSPFv2/v3, BGP, RIP, static routing |
| Multicast |
PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, IGMP v1, v2, v3 |
| VLANs |
4,094 |
| SD-WAN |
Yes |
| IPv6 support |
Yes |
| NAT |
Static IP, Dynamic IP, PAT, NAT64, NPTv6 |
| Security |
|
| VPN support |
IPsec, SSL VPN |
| Encryption |
3DES, AES (128/192/256-bit) |
| Authentication |
MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 |
| App-ID / User-ID / Content-ID |
Yes |
| SSL/TLS inspection |
Yes |
| Management features |
|
| Management platform |
Strata Cloud Manager |
| High availability |
Active/active, active/passive, clustering |
| Policy management |
Centralized |
| AI-powered analytics |
Yes |
| Ports & interfaces |
|
| 100/1000/10G Cu ports |
4 |
| 1G/10G SFP/SFP+ ports |
12 |
| 40G/100G QSFP28 ports |
2 |
| Management ports |
SFP/SFP+ (2), RJ-45 console (1), Micro USB (1) |
| HA interfaces |
QSFP+/QSFP28 (2) |
| Storage |
|
| System storage |
480 GB SSD (RAID1) |
| Log storage (optional) |
4 TB SSD |
| Design |
|
| Form factor |
5U |
| Rack mounting |
Yes |
| Architecture |
Modular (NC, DPC, MPC) |
| Power |
|
| Power supplies (base/max) |
2 / 4 |
| Power supply output |
2,200 W per supply |
| AC input voltage |
100–240 V |
| AC input frequency |
50–60 Hz |
| Operational conditions |
|
| Operating temperature |
0 – 50 °C |
| Storage temperature |
-20 – 70 °C |
| Other features |
|
| AI-powered security |
Precision AI® |
| SSL/TLS decryption |
Yes |
| Post-quantum cryptography |
Supported |
| Web proxy support |
Yes |
| IoT visibility |
Yes |
