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Zero Trust "Black Cloud" Overlay glossary
Terms used in Zero Trust "Black Cloud" Overlay and its documentation.
Applies to Zero Trust "Black Cloud" Overlay as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Zero Trust "Black Cloud" Overlay and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Zscaler Private Access | The Zscaler service that brokers users to private applications without placing them on the network. |
| App Connector | Zscaler software in your environment that makes outbound connections to the Zscaler cloud on behalf of applications. |
| Private Service Edge | A Zscaler broker that runs inside your own environment where policy requires it. |
| Application segment | A group of applications that share access policies, defined by mission, sensitivity and user population. |
| Access policy | A rule that says which identity provider groups, on which devices, may reach which application segments. |
| Device posture | Conditions about a device, such as a managed certificate or approved client, checked before access is granted. |
| Configuration baseline | The approved set of segments, policies and settings the live configuration is compared against. |
| Inbound exposure | Listening ports and public addresses that let connections reach an application from outside. |
| Onboarding wave | A group of applications moved to Zscaler access together. |
| SCIM | A standard for synchronizing users and groups from your directory to another system. |
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