# ZTNA Implementation Workflows ## Workflow 1: Initial ZPA Deployment ``` ┌─────────────────┐ │ Pre-Assessment │ │ - Inventory apps │ │ - Map user groups│ │ - Classify data │ └───────┬─────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ IdP Integration │ │ - SAML/OIDC config │ │ - SCIM provisioning │ │ - MFA enrollment │ │ - Test SSO flow │ └───────┬─────────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ App Connector Deploy │ │ - Provision VMs │ │ - Generate enroll key│ │ - Install + enroll │ │ - Health validation │ └───────┬─────────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Application Segments │ │ - Define apps by │ │ FQDN/IP + ports │ │ - Create seg groups │ │ - Map to server grps │ └───────┬─────────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Access Policies │ │ - User->App mapping │ │ - Posture conditions │ │ - Deny rules │ │ - Priority ordering │ └───────┬─────────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Client Deployment │ │ - Package connector │ │ - MDM distribution │ │ - Forwarding profile │ │ - User acceptance │ └───────┬─────────────┘ v ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Validation & Monitor │ │ - Access testing │ │ - SIEM integration │ │ - Dashboard setup │ │ - Incident playbooks │ └─────────────────────┘ ``` ## Workflow 2: Access Request Evaluation (Runtime) ``` User Request │ v ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │ Client Connector │───>│ ZPA Service Edge │ │ - Capture request │ │ - Receive tunnel │ │ - Forward to edge │ │ - Identify user │ └──────────────────┘ └────────┬─────────┘ │ ┌────────────v────────────┐ │ Authentication │ │ - Redirect to IdP │ │ - Validate SAML/OIDC │ │ - Check MFA completion │ └────────────┬────────────┘ │ ┌────────────v────────────┐ │ Authorization │ │ - Match access policies │ │ - Evaluate posture │ │ - Check context signals │ │ - Apply least privilege │ └────────────┬────────────┘ │ ┌────YES─────┴─────NO────┐ v v ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │ Grant Access │ │ Deny Access │ │ - Select App │ │ - Log denial │ │ Connector │ │ - Alert SIEM │ │ - Stitch tunnel│ │ - User notify │ │ - Monitor │ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ ``` ## Workflow 3: VPN-to-ZTNA Migration ``` Phase 1: Assessment (Weeks 1-2) ├── Catalog all VPN-accessed applications ├── Map user groups to applications ├── Identify application dependencies ├── Baseline VPN performance metrics └── Document compliance requirements Phase 2: Parallel Deployment (Weeks 3-6) ├── Deploy ZPA alongside existing VPN ├── Configure App Connectors for pilot apps ├── Create policies mirroring VPN ACLs ├── Deploy Client Connector to pilot users └── Validate access and performance Phase 3: Migration Waves (Weeks 7-16) ├── Wave 1: Low-risk web applications ├── Wave 2: Business-critical web apps ├── Wave 3: Non-web TCP/UDP applications ├── Wave 4: Legacy applications └── Each wave: test → validate → migrate → monitor Phase 4: VPN Decommission (Weeks 17-20) ├── Verify all applications accessible via ZPA ├── Disable VPN for migrated user groups ├── Monitor for access issues (2-week soak) ├── Decommission VPN concentrators └── Update disaster recovery documentation ``` ## Workflow 4: Device Posture Enforcement ``` ┌───────────────────┐ │ Device Connects │ └───────┬───────────┘ v ┌───────────────────┐ │ Posture Assessment │ │ - OS version │ │ - Patch level │ │ - Disk encryption │ │ - AV/EDR status │ │ - Firewall enabled │ │ - Domain joined │ └───────┬───────────┘ v ┌───────────────────┐ │ Posture Evaluation │ │ Compare against │ │ posture profiles │ └───┬──────────┬────┘ │ │ PASS FAIL │ │ v v ┌────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │ Full │ │ Restricted Access │ │ Access │ │ - Browser only │ └────────┘ │ - Limited apps │ │ - Remediation msg │ └──────────────────┘ ``` ## Workflow 5: Incident Response with ZPA ``` Alert Triggered (SIEM/SOAR) │ v ┌──────────────────┐ │ 1. Triage │ │ - Review ZPA logs │ │ - Identify user │ │ - Identify app │ │ - Classify event │ └───────┬──────────┘ v ┌──────────────────┐ │ 2. Containment │ │ - Revoke user │ │ access in ZPA │ │ - Isolate app │ │ segment │ │ - Block device │ │ via posture │ └───────┬──────────┘ v ┌──────────────────┐ │ 3. Investigation │ │ - Pull session │ │ logs from ZPA │ │ - Correlate with │ │ IdP/EDR/SIEM │ │ - Map lateral │ │ movement │ └───────┬──────────┘ v ┌──────────────────┐ │ 4. Recovery │ │ - Update policies │ │ - Re-enable access│ │ - Post-incident │ │ review │ └──────────────────┘ ```