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Create a new Palo Alto Panorama machine

Creating a new machine is the initial step in enabling Certificate Manager - SaaS to connect directly to application keystores for certificate management. Once you have created machines, you can move on to provisioning certificates to those machines.

Before you begin

  • IP address or hostname of the Palo Alto Panorama
  • Minimum required credentials on Palo Alto Panorama: Choose between user credentials or shared credentials.
    • User credentials: The username and password you enter.
    • Shared credentials: Optionally, you can use shared credentials from your credential provider (CyberArk is the only credential provider currently supported by Certificate Manager - SaaS). To use this option, first set up the connection to CyberArk.
  • A Palo Alto Panorama user with the minimum required permissions to access the XML API.
    The user must be assigned to an Admin Role Profile with:
  • Role type: Panorama
  • XML API privileges:
    • Configuration
    • Operational Requests
    • Commit
    • Import
    • Export

  1. Enter the Server Hostname.

  2. From the Credential Type drop-down, select either Enter Credentials or Select Credentials. Only users with the enabled "CyberArk shared credential" capability will see this option.

    Important

    Your view of credentials may be limited due to your role. System Administrators and PKI Administrators should be able to select any credential, but users with the Resource Owner role are limited to only using the credentials associated with their teams.

    Note

    • Enter Credentials - Is used to enter your admin credentials manually.
    • Select Credentials - Is used to select your shared credentials from CyberArk.
    • If you choose Enter Credentials, enter your Palo Alto Panorama admin credentials in the Username and Password fields.
    • If choose Select Credentials. From the Credential drop-down, select your shared credentials.

  3. Enter your Palo Alto Panorama admin credentials in the Username and Password fields.

    Warning

    Remember to store your username and password securely when creating a new machine. For security reasons, you will not be able to modify the fields under the "Access" tab without these credentials. This ensures that only authorized individuals can modify these fields.

  4. Click Test Access, then click Continue. Note that Continue is only enabled if the Test Access is successful.

What's next?

Refer to back to Create a new machine to finish setting up your new machine by configuring Discovery and Provisioning scheduling.

For existing machines: