New functionalities of ZTNA Connector with Prisma Access.
Complex deployments, rigid licensing structures, and limited regional logging
capabilities previously increased the administrative friction of adopting ZTNA
Connector. These significant updates to the ZTNA Connector address these challenges
by improving operational efficiency, expanding global visibility, and simplifying
configuration.
Regional Support for Strata Logging
Service
ZTNA Connector now supports sending logs to
Strata Logging
Service instances in new regions, addressing global data
residency needs. The supported regions are:
- Indonesia
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Taiwan
Simplified Onboarding Workflow
Prisma® Access now offers a simplified Day 0
onboarding workflow to set up ZTNA
Connector. This guided, step-by-step process helps you:
- Configure Prisma Access to secure private apps
- Apply best-practice defaults
- Automate backend tasks
- Integrate Cloud Identity Engine (CIE), Strata Cloud
Manager, and Prisma Access
This intuitive, action-oriented setup significantly reduces complexities during
onboarding.
Streamlined Licensing
Prisma Access 6.0 introduces a streamlined
licensing model for ZTNA Connector:
- You can now enable ZTNA Connector without a ZTNA Connector add-on
license.
- Based on your existing Prisma Access licenses, you receive 10 ZTNA
Connector licenses with the base license.
- If you purchase the Private Apps add-on, you unlock a number of Service
Connections and ZTNA Connectors up to the limit supported by the product in
each tenant.
Prisma Access 6.0 introduces new licensing for ZTNA Connector which
streamlines the licensing structure, simplifying the process, and offers a more
efficient approach.
This licensing model provides an option to Enable ZTNA Connector
without a ZTNA add-on license. Based on your Prisma Access licenses, you receive
free but limited licenses. If you purchase an unlimited private apps add-on license,
you will get an unlimited Service Connections and ZTNA Connectors.
Support for DNS SRV records and SCCM
ZTNA Connector now supports:
- DNS SRV queries, allowing clients
to intelligently locate AD domain controllers using structured,
priority-based FQDNs.
- SCCM integration, enabling the ZTNA Connector to direct software updates
through the correct AD site’s distribution point.
This enhancement improves resource access, strengthens endpoint management, and
maintains ZTNA-level security.
