Add Azure Active Directory

From Prisma Access, open the Cloud Identity Engine app associated with your tenant.

Go to
Prisma Access
Tenants and Services
Cloud Identity Engine
.



In the Cloud Identity Engine app, select

Directories

Add New Directory

.

Set Up

a

Cloud Directory

, and select

Azure

.



Sync your directory with Azure AD.

Connect to Azure AD using the authentication code flow or the client credential flow.
This example uses the authentication code to log in to Azure AD. Using the client credential flow requires you to configure your Azure AD with necessary permissions, so ensure you have completed all of the pre-deployment steps necessary to Deploy Client Credential Flow for Azure Active Directory.
Sign in with Azure
.

Enter credentials to sign in,
Consent on behalf of your organization
to grant the permissions that the Cloud Identity Engine requires to get the metadata with the list of directories and
Accept
to confirm.
Test Connection
to confirm that the Cloud Identity Engine instance can successfully communicate with the Azure directory.
The Cloud Identity Engine checks for the primary directory. While the test is in progress, the button displays
Testing
. When the Cloud Identity Engine verifies the connection, the button displays
Success
and lists the domain name and ID for the directory. If the connection is not successful, the button displays
Failed
and a red exclamation point. If this occurs, confirm you have entered your Azure credentials correctly. If you have more than one directory in your Azure AD, select the radio button for each directory and
Test Connection
.
Submit
each directory individually.
Customize Directory Name
to enter a different name for the directory.
If you are collecting data for the same domain from both an on-premises Active Directory (AD) and an Azure AD, Palo Alto Networks recommends that you create a separate Cloud Identity Engine instance for each directory type. If you must use the same Cloud Identity Engine instance and want to collect data from both an on-premises AD and an Azure AD, you must customize the directory name for the Azure AD (for example, by adding .aad to Customize Directory Name) then Reconnect Azure Active Directory. Any applications that you associate with the Cloud Identity Engine use the custom directory name.
The custom directory name is the alias for your Azure AD in your Cloud Identity Engine instance; it does not change the name on your directory. If you do not enter a custom directory name, the Cloud Identity Engine uses the default domain name.
The Cloud Identity Engine supports lowercase alphanumeric characters, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
If you associate the Cloud Identity Engine with Cortex XDR, the customized directory name must be identical to the
Domain
you select in Cortex XDR.
The custom directory name must match the corresponding directory name in any app that you associate with the Cloud Identity Engine. For example, if you are using the Cloud Identity Engine with Cortex XDR, the custom directory name in the Cloud Identity Engine must be the same as the directory name in Cortex XDR.

Submit

the configuration changes.



When you submit the configuration, the Cloud Identity Engine connects to your Azure AD and begins synchronizing attributes. The

Sync Status

column displays

In Progress

while the Cloud Identity Engine collects the attributes.