Secure Internet and SaaS Access (ZIA)
Adding a Custom Cloud Application
Adding custom cloud applications provides greater flexibility when creating rules to control access to custom applications. This feature consists of two parts:
- Adding an application if it's not already present in Zscaler for discovery and usage metrics (e.g., number of users, bytes uploaded or downloaded, etc.).
- Associating the application with the Custom Applications for Cloud App Control rule.
- Risk attributes for custom cloud applications are not captured.
- The SSL inspection must be enabled for the custom cloud application lookup.
- If a URL is mapped to a Zscaler-predefined application and also added as a custom cloud application, the rules and policies of the Zscaler-predefined application are given preference over that of the custom cloud application.
To add a custom cloud application:
- Go to Administration > Cloud Applications.
- Click Add Custom Cloud Application.
The Add Custom Cloud Application window appears.
- In the Add Custom Cloud Application window:
- Cloud Application Name: Enter the name of the custom cloud application. This is displayed when configuring the Custom Applications for Cloud App Control rules.
- Application Category: The field displays Custom. This field is not editable.
- Application Status: Select the application status. You can select either Sanctioned or Unsanctioned. To learn more, see About Cloud Application Status.
- Risk Index: Select the risk index number (1–5, 1 being the lowest risk and 5 being the highest) for the application.
- Tags: Select the tags associated with the application. To learn more, see About Cloud Application Tags.
- URLs: Enter the URLs or IP addresses you want to add to this custom cloud application and click Add Items.
- Description: (Optional) Enter any additional comments or information. The description cannot exceed 10,240 characters.
- Click Save and activate the change.