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    Zero Networks

    Automate cloud IP-Tag collection and distribution in Strata™ Cloud Manager to enable dynamic security policies using data from Zero Networks.
    The Zero Networks integration with Strata Cloud Manager (SCM) enables SCM to acquire IP-to-tag mappings from the Zero Networks platform. This enhances network asset visibility and facilitates dynamic policy enforcement on your managed firewalls. This integration provides a unified solution for visualizing, segmenting, and securing lateral movement across your enterprise by combining SCM's management capabilities with Zero Networks' agentless microsegmentation.
    SCM establishes a secure connection to the Zero Networks platform and periodically polls the Zero Networks platform to retrieve dynamically generated IP-to-tag mappings. These tags are based on attributes such as name, OS type, FQDN, and domain, from various Zero Networks groups including Active Directory (AD), Custom, System, Tags, OT/IoT, and ServiceNow.
    The SCM Cloud IP Tag Service processes and stores this harvested IP-to-tag information. SCM then pushes these real-time IP-to-tag mappings to your managed firewalls as Dynamic Address Groups. Your firewalls leverage these Dynamic Address Groups to apply granular Layer 7 security policies, such as Advanced Threat Prevention and Advanced URL Filtering, based on the specific classification of network assets. These dynamic updates ensure your security policies remain current as assets are discovered or change behavior.
    The Cloud IP-Tag Collector supports up to 15,000 members per profile for each Zero Networks account onboarded.
    This procedure guides you through connecting SCM to your Zero Networks deployment.
    1. Log in to SCM.
    2. Select Configuration IP-Tag Collection
    3. Onboard a Zero Networks account using manual credentials. This connects SCM to you public cloud environment, allowing SCM to discover and collect IP-Tag mappings.
      1. On the IP-Tag Collection page, select Add New Cloud Account.
      2. Select Zero Networks and click Next: Configure Connection.
      3. Enter a descriptive Name for the connection configuration.
      4. Add your Zero Networks Token obtained from your Zero Networks portal.
        If your Zero Networks token expires, SCM pulls no tags until the expired token is renewed.
      5. Optional Click Test Connection to verify that your token is valid.
    4. Click Save Configuration.
    5. Verify the cloud service provider account connection status. A successful connection ensures that SCM can communicate with your cloud environment and begin the tag discovery process.

    Configure Tag Distribution

    1. Create a new Tag Distribution for your onboarded AWS account.
      1. On the IP-Tag Collection page, choose a successfully connected cloud account.
      2. Click + Distribute.
    2. Define the scope for tag collection. Specifying regions and groups ensures that only relevant IP-to-tag mappings are collected, optimizing performance and data relevance for your security policies.
      1. Enter a descriptive Name.
      2. Enter a Polling Interval in seconds, between one and 30 minutes.
    3. Select Tag Destination folders containing the firewalls intended to receive the IP-to-tag mappings. Specify the target for tag distribution.
    4. Save the Tag Distribution configuration. Saving the distribution settings makes them active within SCM, preparing them for deployment to your firewalls.
    5. Push the configuration to your firewall.
      1. Navigate to ConfigurationPush Config.
      2. Select the relevant Admin Scope and Folder.
      3. Select Push. This synchronizes the Zero Networks integration and harvested IP-to-tag mappings from Strata Cloud Manager to your managed firewalls, enabling granular Layer 7 security policies based on real-time asset classifications.

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