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Network Firewall as a VTAP Source
Network Firewall can now be selected as a Virtual Test Access Point (VTAP) source. This lets you capture traffic packets from the VNICs attached to a network firewall for monitoring, troubleshooting, and compliance. Captured encrypted traffic remains encrypted.
Console Support for Network Firewall Enhancements
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Console now supports several Network Firewall enhancements for creating and managing firewalls and firewall policies. With these enhancements, you can:
Add ZPR security attributes to Network Firewall
Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR) security attributes can now be added to Network Firewall. For more information, see Managing a Network Firewall's Security Attributes.
Health Status, Certificate Rotation, Security Attributes, and Session Metrics Updates for Network Firewall
Firewall Health Status (API Only)
New Experience in Oracle Cloud Console for Network Firewall
We've launched a major update to the Oracle Cloud Console. The new experience includes intuitive designs across the Console to enhance usability and consistency, with significant updates to resource list pages, resource details pages, and resource creation workflows.
Network Firewall Enhancements
Metadata Support with Description Field for Network Firewall Policies (API Only)
Deprecated API version
Support for the 20211001 version of the Oracle Network Firewall API ends on January 30, 2026. We highly recommend upgrading to the 20230501 version of this API to ensure continued functionality and support.
