Integrate Jamf Cloud with Zero Trust Network Access

In this topic, you will find general instructions on how to integrate Jamf Cloud with Portnox™ Zero Trust Network Access.

Create a Portnox Cloud application configuration

In this step, you will create a configuration in Portnox Cloud that will contain all the information necessary to integrate with Jamf Cloud.

  1. In a new tab of your browser, open your Portnox Cloud account by accessing the following URL: https://clear.portnox.com/

    From now on, we will call this tab the Portnox tab.

  2. In the Cloud portal top menu, click on the Zero Trust Resources option.

  3. On the Resources screen, click on the Create resource button.

    1. In the What type of resource is this? section, select the SSO web application option.
    2. In the Authentication protocol section, select the SAML option.
    3. Click on the Next button.

  4. Optional: If you have more than one SAML identity provider configured, select the identity provider in the Select an identity provider to use for this resource section.
  5. In the Resource details section, enter a Resource name and optionally a Description.

    In this example, we used the name Jamf for the new application configuration but you can use any name you like.

  6. Keep this browser tab open. You will need it later.

Open your Jamf Cloud SSO settings

In this section, you will access your Jamf Cloud administrative interface and find the single sign-on (SSO) settings.

  1. In another tab of your browser, open your Jamf Cloud by accessing the following URL: https://your_tenant.jamfcloud.com/, substituting your_tenant with your Jamf Cloud tenant name.

    From now on, we will call this tab the Jamf tab.

  2. In the left-hand side menu, click on the Settings option. Then, in the right-hand side pane, click on the Single sign-on tile.

  3. In the Single sign-on pane, click on the Edit button in the bottom-right corner.

  4. In the Single sign-on pane, activate the switch in the top-right section of the page.

  5. In the Identity Provider field, select the Other option, and in the Other Provider field, enter a name for the identity provider.

    In this example, we used the name Portnox Conditional Access but you can use any name you like.

Copy configuration values from the Portnox tab to the Jamf tab

In this section, you will copy the values displayed by Portnox Cloud and paste them in the relevant fields in the Jamf Cloud SSO setup section.

  1. In the Portnox tab, in the SAML metadata section, click on the  ⧉  icon next to the text field to copy the value.

    Note:
    You can also click on the Download metadata XML file link, download the XML file locally, and then upload it to Jamf Cloud in the next step.
  2. In the Jamf tab, in the Identity Provider Metadata Source section, make sure that the switch is set to Metadata URL, click on the empty field below, and paste the value copied from Portnox Cloud.

    Note:
    If in the previous step, you decided to download the XML file locally, choose the Metadata File option and then upload the XML file.

Copy configuration values from the Jamf tab to the Portnox tab

In this section, you will copy the values displayed in your Jamf Cloud SSO setup section, and paste them in the relevant fields in Portnox Cloud.

  1. In the Jamf tab, copy the value of the Entity ID field using your operating system’s copy to clipboard shortcut.

  2. In the Portnox tab, in the Resource properties section, click on the empty field under the Entity ID / Service Provider Entity URL heading and paste the value copied from Jamf.

  3. In the Portnox tab, in the Resource properties section, click on the empty field under the Assertion Consumer Service (ACS) URL / Reply URL heading and paste the same value. Then, change the trailing string metadata to SSO.

Finalize the configuration

In this section, you will finalize the configuration in Portnox Cloud and Jamf Cloud.

  1. Finalize the configuration in the Portnox tab.
    1. Optional: Click on the Next button, and in the Policy enforcement section, in the Device risk assessment section, change the setting to Override with custom policy and then select a risk assessment policy if you want to assess risk with this application using a custom risk assessment policy, and in the Access control section, change the setting to Override with custom policy and then select an access control policy if you want to control access to this application using a custom access control policy.
    2. Scroll all the way down to the end of the page, and then click on the Add resource button.

  2. Finalize the configuration in the Jamf tab.
    1. Change the Jamf Pro User Mapping switch to the Email position.

    2. Click on the  ⧉  button next to the Failover Login URL field and then save the copied URL in a secure location such as a password manager app.
      Important:
      If your configuration does not work correctly, you will not be able to log in to Jamf Cloud using your credentials, unless you have this URL.

    3. Click on the Save button in the bottom-right corner.

Result: You have configured Jamf Cloud to be accessible using Portnox Zero Trust Network Access.