Creating an extended integration for Zscaler assets

Zscaler offers a cloud-native security platform that enables organizations to securely connect users to applications and services, regardless of their location. It operates by routing traffic through its global network of data centers, where security policies are enforced. This approach allows organizations to provide secure access to the internet and cloud applications without the need for traditional on-premises security appliances.

The Zscaler Asset Load uses the Device Groups API. It retrieves the details of devices that are registered or associated with the Zscaler platform.

Zscaler ZIA Device Groups - Get Devices

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• Configurable dashboards and list views of key asset information
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Creating the integration

Creating custom mappings

Before you start

Before you create the integration, you must add your Zscaler credentials to Oomnitza and set your subdomain as a global variable. 

Adding your Zscaler subdomain as a global variable

Adding your Zscaler credentials to Oomnitza

Creating the asset integration

1. In Oomnitza, click Configuration> Integrations> Overview.
2. Click Block view
3. Scroll down to the Extended section for asset integrations.
4. Click NEW INTEGRATION.
5. Select the integration in the sidebar.
6. Click ADD.

Integration details overview

More information is provided about the following fields to help you complete the integration:

Software data

Depending on the asset integration, an option might be available to ingest desktop software information such as the name and version of the software installed on an asset. To view the software information in Oomnitza, you must have the software module. 

Installation types

• Cloud. Store credentials in the Oomnitza cloud.
• Local. Store credentials locally. If you want to sync Oomnitza with vendor applications that require AWS or OAUTH authentication, select cloud as the type of installation. Local installations don't support AWS and OAuth authentication. 

Integration preferences

• Create & Update. Add and update records.
• Create only. Add records.
• Update only. Update records.

Integration details

To review or update the integrations details, click Edit .

When you edit the Integration details section, you can select the name or names of integration contacts.  Integration contacts will receive an in-app notification and an email, when the integration fails, when the integration fails to complete within 24 hours, or when the scheduled integration fails to run.

1. Update the integration name.
2. Select an installation type.
3. For integration preferences, select an option.
4. Enter the name of the integration user.  

Credential details

If you selected Cloud as the installation type, choose one of the following options:

• Select the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Edit the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Create new credentials

Scheduling the integration

By default, data is synced once every day. Change the interval or the time so that the data is streamed when your system isn't busy.

1. Click Edit .
2. Make and save your changes.

Mapping fields to Oomnitza

To map the fields to Oomnitza, click Edit .

  Select Edit integration to add rules for syncing data. Filtering integration results.  

Click SMART MAPPING.

You can add new fields to your integration by selecting Add new field   on the mapping page. 
Creating custom API fields. 

Creating custom mappings

Map Zscaler fields to Oomnitza fields to get the asset information that you need. For the field mapping, it is recommended to follow these steps:

1. Click Smart Mapping.
2. Create a custom mapping for the Zscaler Device ID field. To do this, complete these steps:
   1. Click the down arrow on the Device ID field.
   2. Select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
   3. Change the name of the new field to Zscaler Device ID.
   4. Click the Unique checkbox. 
   5. Click CREATE. 
3. Map and assign a sync key to a unique field, such as the Zscaler Device ID.
4. Click UPDATE.

Tracking information for asset loads 

When the integration is run, you can track the name of the credentials that were used and the source of the data. To do this, you map the following fields to Oomnitza:   

• Connect: Credentials
• Connect: Zscaler Subdomain

Custom mappings

Connector Sync Time
Device Description
Device Group Type
Device Hostname
Device ID
Device Model
Device Name
Device Owner ID
Device Owner Name
OS Version
Operating System

Launching the integration

Your integration is in Draft mode until the required mandatory fields are added. When added, click Launch to activate your integration. 

If you selected Cloud as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration

If you selected Local as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration locally.

Viewing data ingested by Oomnitza

Viewing ingested asset data

For asset integrations, click Hardware. If the asset integration also ingests software data, click Software.

Viewing ingested user data

For user integrations, click People. If you chose the option to ingest User and SaaS user data, click Software > SaaS, click the SaaS app, and then click the Users tab. 

Related Links

• Running an extended integration
• Troubleshooting integrations
• Mapping extended integrations

Unleash the power of Oomnitza

To get valuable actionable insights that help you manage your assets, learn how to:

• Configure dashboards for your users and software
• Configure custom reports about your users and software
• Create workflows to automate tasks

See Getting started for more information.