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Prerequisites to Configure the Palo Alto Networks SaaS Security Cloud Collector

Before you configure the Palo Alto Networks SaaS Security cloud collector you must complete the following prerequisites:

  • Obtain the client ID.

  • Obtain the client secret.

Obtain the Client ID and Client Secret

Palo Alto Networks SaaS Security APIs are authenticated via API client ID and client secret. You must obtain the API client ID and client secret to use while configuring the SaaS Security collector.

Use the following steps to obtain client ID and client secret.

  1. Log in to SaaS Security console as an administrator.

  2. Navigate to Settings > External Service.

  3. Click Add Client App to register an API client.

  4. Specify a name for the API client.

  5. Click Save. SaaS Security displays a client ID and a client secret.

    1. The value for a client secret appears in a pop-up only once. If you close the pop-up and lose the key value, you must regenerate the value. For more information, see the SaaS Security documentation.

    2. Record the values for a client ID and a client secret. Use the values to authenticate the API client while configuring the cloud collector.