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    Common Services: License Activation, Subscription, & Tenant Management

    Activate SaaS Security Posture Management

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    Activate
    SaaS Security Posture Management

    Learn about
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     activation.
    Where Can I Use This?
    What Do I Need?
    • From email activation link
    • Commercial deployments
    • Customer Support Portal account
    Welcome to
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     activation.
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     helps detect and remediate misconfigured settings in sanctioned SaaS applications through continuous monitoring. Select
    Activate Subscription
     in your email, then use one of the following options:
    The
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     license is a standalone license that is available only on tenants. It does not require any other app or prerequisite.
    If you are looking for an app bundle that includes SSPM, see the Next Generation Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB-X) for cross platform license or the CASB on
    Prisma Access
     add-on bundle for Activate a License for Cloud-managed Prisma Access and Add-ons.

    First time Activation - One Customer Support Portal Account

    Learn how to activate your
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     application for the first time if you have only one Customer Support Portal account.
    If you have only one Customer Support Portal account, follow these steps for first time
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     activation.
    1. Because you have only one Customer Support Portal account associated with your username, the
      Customer Support Account
       is prepopulated.
    2. Allocate the product to the
      Recipient
       of your choice.
      1. The name provided matches your Customer Support Portal account for convenience. You can use the name provided or change it.
    3. Select a
      Region
       where you want to deploy your product.
    4. The web interface shows if you have
      Prisma Access
       or NGFW available in this tenant where you can associate firewalls or devices.
    5. Agree to the terms and conditions
      , and
      Activate
      .
      A single default tenant is autocreated behind the scenes, and the product is activated in the tenant.
      This tenant, and any others created by this Customer Support Portal account, will have the
      Superuser
       role.
    6. Common Services
      Products
       displays the status of the activation, such as
      initializing
       or
      complete
      .
    7. After the status is
      complete
      , you must go to the
      Common Services
      Device Associations
       tab to add firewalls to the tenant: Device Associations.
    8. After the status is
      complete
      , you can launch SSPM from one of the following options.
      • Launch from email:
      • Launch from the hub tile:
      • Launch from
        Common Services
        Products
        :
    9. Get started with SaaS Security Inline.

    First time
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     Activation - Multiple Customer Support Portal Account

    Learn how to activate your
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     application for the first time if you have multiple Customer Support Portal accounts.
    If you have multiple Customer Support Portal accounts, follow these steps for first time
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     activation.
    1. If you have multiple Customer Support Portal accounts, choose the
      Customer Support Account
       number that you want to use.
    2. Allocate the product to the
      Recipient
       of your choice.
      You can allocate your entire license to one recipient or you can share it with multiple recipients in a tenant hierarchy. What is a tenant?
      1. If you need just one tenant, use or rename the tenant provided. The name provided matches your Customer Support Portal account for convenience.
      2. (
        Optional
        ) This step applies if you are a managed security service provider (MSSP), a distributed enterprise customer, or need multiple tenants. After you create the first tenant, you can
        Allocate to subtenant
         and use or rename the tenant provided.
        A subscription gets allocated on a tenant or a sub-tenant. This step is for choosing a tenant where you want to allocate a license, not for building a complete tenant hierarchy. You can create only a tenant and subtenant here, and you can choose to allocate a license to that subtenant.
        After activation, you can build out your tenant hierarchy as needed through tenant management. You can create your tenant hierarchy to reflect your existing organizational structure. You can also consider identity and access inheritance when creating the hierarchy, in addition to tenant hierarchy limits.
      3. Select
        Done
        .
    3. Select a
      Region
       where you want to deploy your product.
    4. The web interface shows if you have
      Prisma Access
       and NGFW available in this tenant where you can apply
      CASB-X
      .
    5. Agree to the terms and conditions
      , and
      Activate
      .
      A single default tenant is autocreated behind the scenes, and the product is activated in the tenant.
      This tenant, and any others created by this Customer Support Portal account, will have the
      Superuser
       role.
    6. Common Services
      Products
       displays the status of the activation, such as
      initializing
       or
      complete
      .
    7. After the status is
      complete
      , you must go to the
      Common Services
      Device Associations
       tab to add firewalls to the tenant: Device Associations.
    8. After the status is
      complete
      , you can launch SSPM from one of the following options.
      • Launch from email:
      • Launch from the hub tile:
      • Launch from
        Common Services
        Products
        :
    9. Get Started with SSPM documentation.

    Return Visit
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     Activation

    Learn how to activate your
    SaaS Security Posture Management
     for repeat visits.
    Follow these steps if you have already completed first time activation, you have already created your tenant hierarchy through
    Identity & Access
    Tenants
     or tenant management, and you are returning to activate another product in your existing hierarchy.
    1. Choose the
      Customer Support Account
       number that you want to use to activate.
    2. Allocate the subscription to the
      Recipient
       tenant of your choice.
      You can hover over each tenant to see which apps you already activated.
    3. Select a
      Region
       where you want to deploy your product.
    4. Agree to the terms and conditions
      , and
      Activate
      .
    5. (
      Optional
      ) Manage your product from
      Strata Cloud Manager
      .

    Convert SSPM Evaluation to Production Through
    Common Services

    Learn how to convert a standalone SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) evaluation license to a production license on a single tenant through
    Common Services
    .
    If you have an evaluation license for standalone SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), you can convert it to a production license. After you receive an email from Palo Alto Networks identifying the SSPM license you are converting, click the email link to begin the activation process.
    1. Select
      Get Started with SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
       in your email.
    2. You are automatically directed to
      Common Services
      Subscription & Add-ons
      , where you activate the subscription for your product.
    3. Use one of the following activation methods.
      • Select your existing
        Tenant
         to convert your evaluation license to a production license on the existing tenant:
      • Select
        Create New
         to convert your evaluation license to a production license on a new tenant:
    4. The
      Customer Support Account
       is auto-populated with the same CSP that you used for the evaluation.
    5. The
      Region
       is auto-populated with the same region that you used for the evaluation.
    6. Agree
       to the terms and conditions, and
      Activate
      .
    7. .
    8. Common Services
      Tenant Management
       displays the status of the activation, such as
      initializing
       or
      complete
      .
    9. After the status is
      complete
      , you can launch SSPM from one of the following options.
      • Launch from the hub tile:
      • Launch from
        Common Services
        Tenant Management
        . You’ll notice that you have a new
        Contract
         serial number:
    10. Get Started with SSPM documentation.

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