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    Onboard the Prisma Access Browser

    Learn how to onboard Prisma Access Secure Enterprise Browser (Prisma Access Browser) on the Strata Cloud Manager and integrate with Prisma Access.
    Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
    • Strata Cloud Manager
    • Prisma Access with Prisma Access Browser bundle license
    • Superuser or Prisma Access Browser role
    See the prerequisites before you begin this task.

    Onboard the Prisma Access Browser

    Welcome to the Prisma Access Browser
    Use the onboarding step-by-step wizard to configure the essential components of Prisma® Access Browser. The wizard guides you through each stage of the setup, ensuring that both the admin and end users have a complete and functional basic configuration.
    The steps that you see in your tenant depends on your Prisma Access Browser license; not all the onboarding steps are available for all licenses.
    From the Strata Cloud Manager, select WorkflowsPrisma Access SetupPrisma Access Browser.Configuration Onboarding
    On the Network Security configuration page, under onboarding Users, locate Prisma Access Browser, and click View.

    Step 1 - Users

    The first part is to determine who can log into your browser, and how.
    Prerequisites
    Before completing this step, configure your Cloud Identity Engine (CIE). You can either:
    • Create a local CIE directory and manually onboard a few initial end users, or
    • Connect your cloud or on-premises identity provider (IdP) to onboard users at scale.
    Also, you need to configure an authentication profile to enable user access.
    You can configure only one authentication profile . If you use multiple identity providers (IdP), add them all to the same profile. To do this, select Authentication Mode: Multiple when setting up the authentication profile.
    Define the user authentication method and onboard User groups.
    1. From the drop-down, select the CIE profile that will be used for User Authentication.
    2. Choose one or more directories from the drop-down list/ For each selected directory, select the User groups that will be able to access the Prisma Access Browser.
    3. The default primary Identification attribute is mail (email addresses). If you're using UPN (User Principal Name) as your primary identifier, make sure that you set it to UPN. For more information, refer to Manage Users.
    4. Next: Prisma Access Integration.

    Step 2 - Prisma Access Integration

    1. Enable external connectivity to Prisma Access.
      1. Review the Explicit Proxy Review Guidelines.
      2. Go to the Set Up Explicit Proxy page.
      3. Select the tab for the Strata Cloud Manager.
      4. Complete steps 1- 3.
      5. Enable the Prisma Access Browser.
      6. Push configuration to deploy login.
      7. Done.
    2. Enable the Prisma Access Browser in the Prisma Access Security policy .
      1. Select Manage > Prisma Access > Security Policy.
      2. This takes you to ManagePrisma AccessSecurity Policy.
      3. Add a rule that allows web traffic in your Security policy.
      4. Push configuration to accept the rule.
      5. Done.
    3. Create a service connection.
      1. Select Create a service connection.
      2. This takes you to WorkflowsPrisma Access SetupService Connections and Add Service Connection.
      3. Done.
      4. Next: Routing.

    Step 3 - Routing

    The Routing control enables you to manage the way that the Prisma Access Browser handles network traffic. This feature sets up the default configuration for Prisma Access Browser. If you need to adjust the granularity of the control for a specific rule, refer to Browser Customization Controls for traffic flows .
    1. Choose one of the following Traffic Control options:
      If all browser traffic is configured to be routed through Prisma Access, this configuration is ignored.
      • Only route private application traffic through Prisma Access.
      • Route all traffic through Prisma Access.
      • Don’t route traffic through Prisma Access.
        Mobile Devices: To ensure an optimal experience with Network Detection and Prisma Access, either route only Private App traffic, or exclude the Mobile device group from routing.
      The Traffic Control option appears only if the Prisma Access Licensing exists.
    2. (Optional) Ensure that the Prisma Access Browser traffic flows in an optimal manner when the browser detects it's running within the internal network. This identification is based on establishing a connection with a host that is only available inside the internal network.
      • Enter the FQDN to resolve.
      • Enter the expected IP address.
    3. Choose whether or not to identify the internal network by detecting if the GlobalProtect or the Prisma Access Agent is running on the device.
    4. Choose whether or not to enable Agent Detection on your network.
      • Toggle on - Enable Agent Detection.
      • Toggle off - Disable Agent Detection.
      Next: Enforce SSO applications.

    Step 4 - Enforce SSO Applications

    It's important that the only way your users can authenticate on SSO-enabled applications is by using the Prisma Access Browser. This will ensure that external actors will have no access to your enterprise applications. To select your IdP:
    1. In the Choose and configure your identity providers, select the available IdP. The options are:
      • Okta
      • Microsoft Azure Active Directory
      • PingID
      • OneLogin
      • VMware workspace ONE Access
    2. When you configure your local settings, be sure to take note of the egress IP addresses.
    3. Next: Download and distribute.

    Step 5 - Download and Distribute

    You can download the Prisma Access Browser installation files to test on your own device before sending it out to your users. Once you're satisfied with your tests, you can download the relevant installer to be distributed by your mobile device management (MDM) application.
    You can also send your users the download link so that they can download the Prisma Access Browser on their own. This is a single link for macOS and Windows users only.
    1. Select from the available options:
      • Desktop:
        • macOS
        • Windows
      • Mobile:
        • iOS
        • Android
      You can also send your users the download link so that they can download the Prisma Access Browser on their own. This is a single link for macOS and Windows users only.
      If you send your users the download link, remind them that they can only log in with the email that is configured in the IdP service.
    2. Next: Browser Policy.

    Step 6 - Browser Policy

    You can now begin to explore and configure the Prisma Access Browser Policy Engine to create a safe and secure user environment.
    1. Select Browser Policy.
    2. This directs you to ManageConfigurationPrisma Access BrowserPolicyRules.
    3. Manage Prisma Access Browser Policy Rules.

    New Onboard Users

    The Onboarding workflow is a configurable series of windows displayed when a new end user starts using the browser.
    Based on the IT needs and requirements, you can select up to eight individual pages that allow the end users to customize the browser with their pictures and bookmarks, and to find out some basic information about the browser – a sort of “Quick-Start” guide.
    The Onboarding Wizard customization control configures the onboarding workflow. You can select which windows will be displayed in your network.
    You configure this in ManageConfigurationPrisma Access BrowserPolicyProfiles when you create or edit a Browser Customization profile and choose Onboarding Wizard. For configuration details, see the Browser Customization Controls for the Onboarding Wizard.
    You configure this in ConfigurationPrisma Access BrowserPolicyProfiles when you create or edit a Browser Customization profile and choose Onboarding Wizard. For configuration details, see the Browser Customization Controls for the Onboarding Wizard.

    Onboard Local Users

    You can create a special CIE directory in the Cloud Identity Engine. This feature enables you to create a system where the time from adding users to their ability to log in to the browser with a password is a few minutes.
    The CIE directory only supports a single Auth Profile . This means that if you use a CIE directory, you can’t also use your regular IdP at the same time. Innovation
    This feature is mainly used when starting a POC to avoid waiting for your IT department to integrate your IdP.

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