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Published inJun 2021
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Ravi Devarasetty
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Ravi Devarasetty

Ravi Devarasetty is originally from India and came to the United States for his higher education. He started his IT career in embedded software development, moved into 24x7 network operations, later transitioned into secure web gateways, and now works in public cloud security. He likes constant learning, both through self-study and via mentoring relationships. He likes to tinker with technology and loves it when he is able to put the things he has learned toward creating a unique solution. He has experience working as a Zscaler solution deployment engineer as part of a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and as a Zscaler consultant. He holds multiple Zscaler certifications, and is also certified in CISSP, CCSK, AlienVault, AWS, and Microsoft Azure.
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Exploring the best practices for enterprise deployments

The best practices for an enterprise ZPA deployment can be divided per component. Let's start with the connectors.

App Connectors

When configuring your App Connectors as part of an enterprise deployment, you should install the App Connectors on an internal network segment, adjacent to the private applications. It is recommended that the network segment be configured with a default route to the internet.

The connector should also have access to an internal DNS server that can resolve both the application hosts and the hosts on the internet. Full application port and protocol access, including internet control message protocol (ICMP) access, should be granted to the connectors. If possible, avoid an explicit proxy on the path between the connector and the ZPA cloud. ICMP access is required for User Data Protocol (UDP) applications, which allows the round-trip time (RTT) calculations to the application host. This is...

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Ravi Devarasetty

Ravi Devarasetty is originally from India and came to the United States for his higher education. He started his IT career in embedded software development, moved into 24x7 network operations, later transitioned into secure web gateways, and now works in public cloud security. He likes constant learning, both through self-study and via mentoring relationships. He likes to tinker with technology and loves it when he is able to put the things he has learned toward creating a unique solution. He has experience working as a Zscaler solution deployment engineer as part of a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and as a Zscaler consultant. He holds multiple Zscaler certifications, and is also certified in CISSP, CCSK, AlienVault, AWS, and Microsoft Azure.
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