Configure Device Posture

Skyhigh Private Access continuously assess the security posture of the connecting device. The connecting device can be an enterprise-owned device, personal computer, a mobile device, or a BYOD device. You can specify the device's attributes such as operating system, operating system version, firewall policy, antivirus software status, file path, and registry information (Windows devices). The device must meet the specified criteria to consider it to be compliant in order to establish trust and gain access to the requested private application.

Install Client Proxy for macOS and Windows systems and Skyhigh Client app for iPhones. For information, see Install Skyhigh Client Proxy

1. Go to Settings > Infrastructure > Web Gateway Setup.
2. In the Configure Device Profile section, click New Device Profile.
3. In the Name box, enter the name of the device profile.
4. Complete the following fields:
   • OS name — Select the operating system (Windows or macOS) of the device. Make sure to specify registry information when you select Windows OS.
   • OS version — Select an operator and specify the operating system version. The possible operators are == (equals), >= (greater than or equal to), > (greater than), <= (less than or equal to), < (less than), and Range. In the Value field, specify the OS version number.
     For example, if you set the operator to ==, the devices with operating system version matching the specified version succeeds the posture check. If you set the operator to >=, then the devices with versions equal to or higher than the specified version succeed the posture check.  If you set the operator to Range, then specify the OS version 7.0.1 - 7.1.0 range. All devices with versions from 7.0.1 to 7.1.0 succeeds the posture check.  
     Note: For macOS, you can specify only major and minor version numbers. For example 10.14
   • Antivirus — Specify whether the antivirus software is enabled or disabled on the device. Will not check for the status of the antivirus software when you select Ignore.
   • Firewall — Specify whether the firewall is enabled or disabled on the device. Will not check for the firewall status when you select Ignore.
   • Encrypted Fixed Disk — Specify if there is any encrypted fixed disk on the device. Will not check for encryption status of the fixed disk when you select Ignore.
   • File Path — Specify the file path found on the users' device. This field is applicable for both Windows and macOS. Checks for the presence of a specific file in the specified path. The device must have this file in the specified path to pass the validation.
     For example, you can specify C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe
   • Active Directory domain name —  Specify the Active Directory (AD) domain associated with the device. This field is applicable for both Windows and macOS. The device must be part of the matching AD domain to pass the validation.
   • Process Validation  
     • Application Path —  Specify the process that runs on the device. You can enter the process name and absolute path of the process.
       For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe  or enter msedge.exe
     • Additional checks — You can provide additional information such as certificate Distinguished name (DN) or signer Thumbprint, or  SHA256 checksum values.
   • Presence of Registry Key — Applies only to Windows devices. You can specify the presence of the registry key, registry value name, and registry value data.
     For example, you can specify Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender 
     Note: The HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive is currently not supported.
   • Registry Value Name — Specify the registry key value. Valid values include positive integers representing Windows Registry keys.
     For example, RemediationExe 
   • Registry Value Data — Specify the registry data. This field supports data types like REZ_SZ (ASCII characters), REG_DWORD, REG_QWORD. 
     For REG_DWORD type, enter the value that is displayed within the brackets and not the entire hexadecimal value. Example, cFormatTags is 2
     
      
5. Enable Company CA certificate present in the Trust Store section to add the company CA certificate information.
   • Certificate Location — Enter the location (path) of the company CA certificate stored in the Trust store. For example, the certificate can be under the \LocalMachine\<Path of the certificate> or \CurrentUser\<Path of the certificate> folder for Windows devices. You can run this command in PowerShell  "Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:\LocalMachine\Root\"  to verify if the certificate is available. For macOS devices the location is /Library/Keychains/System.keychain folder .
   • Certificate Thumbprint — Enter the thumbprint of the CA certificate. The thumbprint of a certificate is not case sensitive, and you can enter without separators. For example, you can enter 261022C297D4BDAD02E6261E2A85480BF0449582.
   • Certificate — Select Valid if the device has a valid certificate, select Invalid if the device has an invalid or expired certificate, and select Ignore to ignore the validation of the device certificate. When you select Valid, the Skyhigh Client Proxy software checks if the CA certificate is available in the specified location, certificate thumbprint, valid signature, its expiration date and status. When you select Invalid, the device posture validation passes for the invalid inputs.
6. Click to enable Client certificate signed by company's CA section to add the client certificate information.
   • Certificate Location — Enter the location (path) of the client certificate signed by a Certificate Authority. For example, the certificate can be under the \LocalMachine\<Path of the certificate> or \CurrentUser\<Path of the certificate> folder for Windows devices and the /Library/ Keychains/System.keychain folder for macOS devices.
   • Certificate Thumbprint — Enter the thumbprint of the CA certificate used to sign the client certificate. The thumbprint of a certificate is not case sensitive, and you can enter without separators. For example, 261022C297D4BDAD02E6261E2A85480BF0449582.
   • Certificate — Select Valid if the device has a valid certificate, select Invalid if the device has an invalid or expired certificate, and select Ignore to ignore the validation of the device certificate.
7. Click Save.