Strata Cloud Manager
Manage: Authentication Profiles
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Manage: Authentication Profiles
Learn to configure the types of Authentication Profiles.
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Each of these licenses include access to Strata Cloud Manager:
→ The features and capabilities available to you in Strata Cloud Manager depend on which license(s) you are
using.
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An authentication profile defines the authentication service that validates the login
credentials of administrators who access the firewall web interface and end users
who access applications through Captive Portal or GlobalProtect. The authentication
profile also defines options such as single sign-on (SSO).
Kerberos
Learn to configure Kerberos authentication Profiles.
| Where Can I Use This? | What Do I Need? |
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Each of these licenses include access to Strata Cloud Manager:
→ The features and capabilities available to you in Strata Cloud Manager depend on which license(s) you are
using.
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Kerberos is a computer network authentication protocol that uses tickets to allow
nodes that communicate over a non-secure network to provide their identity to one
another in a secure manner.
The authentication profile specifies the server profile that the portal or gateways
use when they authenticate users. Follow these steps to set up Kerberos
authentication profile for Explicit Proxy mobile users to connect to Prisma Access,
for administrators to connect to the firewall web interface, and for end users to
log in to the Authentication Portal.
- Go to and Add Profile.
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Select the Authentication Method: Kerberos.![]()
Enter the Profile Name to identify the server profile. The authentication profile specifies the server profile that the portal or gateways use when they authenticate users.Enter the Kerberos Realm (up to 127 characters) to specify the hostname portion of the user login name. For example, the user account name user@EXAMPLE.LOCAL has the realm EXAMPLE.LOCAL.Import a Kerberos Keytab file which contains the Kerberos account information. When prompted, browse for the keytab file, and then click Save. During authentication, the endpoint first attempts to establish SSO using the keytab.Choose the Kerberos Keytab.Click Save.Cloud Identity Engine
Learn to configure Cloud Identity Engine authentication profiles.Where Can I Use This? What Do I Need? - Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager)
- NGFW, including those funded by Software NGFW Credits
Each of these licenses include access to Strata Cloud Manager:→ The features and capabilities available to you in Strata Cloud Manager depend on which license(s) you are using.The Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) is used for identifying and authenticating users in firewall web interfaces and mobile users in a Prisma Access Explicit Proxy deployment. In Prisma Access, the Cloud Identity Engine integrates with the Explicit Proxy Authentication Cache Service (ACS) and uses SAML identity providers (IdPs) to provide authentication for Explicit Proxy mobile users.To authenticate users using Cloud Identity Engine, you must configure an authentication profile.The SAML/CIE authentication method is displayed only if the Cloud Authentication Service (CAS) is enabled. If the CIE authentication or CAS is not supported on your Prisma Access tenant, then it shows only the SAML authentication method.Before you begin:- Review the Explicit Proxy guidelines.
- Set up an authentication profile in the Cloud Identity Engine.
- Go to , set the configuration scope to Explicit Proxy and Add Profile under Authentication Profiles.
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Select the Authentication Method: Cloud Identity Engine.![]()
Enter a unique Profile Name.Select the Cloud Identity Engine authentication Profile you configured in the Cloud Identity Engine.Save your changes.
