Unable to select Region from Device > User Identification > Cloud Identity Engine due to 'You have not activated Cloud Identity Engine'

Unable to select Region from Device > User Identification > Cloud Identity Engine due to 'You have not activated Cloud Identity Engine'

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Created On 02/10/23 01:14 AM - Last Modified 06/11/25 21:16 PM


Symptom


  • Cloud identify engine is properly configured and activated
  • When trying to select Region from GUI: User Identification > Cloud Identity Engine, The message 'You have not activated Cloud Identity Engine. Click here to learn how to activate Cloud Identity Engine.' is displayed.
  • No Cloud Identity Engine Instance can be listed in the pulldown 
  • In dscd.log (less mp-log dscd.log) in Panorama, we can see the following error;
{"level":"info","time":"2022-11-14T09:47:32.6547441+09:00","message":"[CFG-DATA] DSS URL app-registry.appsvc.paloaltonetworks.com--https://app-registry.appsvc.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/directory_sync?fields=regions"}
{"level":"error","time":"2022-11-14T09:47:32.7260165+09:00","message":"Failed to execute request to DSS &{GET https://app-registry.appsvc.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/directory_sync?fields=regions HTTP/1.1 1 1 map[Content-Type:[application/json]] <nil> <nil> 0 [] false app-registry.appsvc.paloaltonetworks.com map[] map[] <nil> map[]   <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil>}"}
{"level":"info","time":"2022-11-14T09:47:32.7260498+09:00","message":"[CFG-DATA]Fetching of Region, tenant and Domain is done: false"} <<<<<<<<<<< !!!
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 {"level":"debug","time":"2023-01-30T15:57:57.11049343+09:00","message":"[CFG-DATA] TenantDomain: Get tenant Domains url: https://app-directory-sync.jp.apps.paloaltonetworks.com/service/directory/v1/tenantdomains"}
> {"level":"error","time":"2023-01-30T15:57:57.117140087+09:00","message":"Failed to retrieve tenantDomain for region jp"}


Environment


  • Cloud Identity Engine
  • Panorama


Cause


Connectivity issues between Panorama and one or the other required URLS.

Resolution


  1. Verify all of the following URLs are not blocked on any devices on the path between Panorama and the CIE infrastructure.
*.apps.paloaltonetworks.com
enforcer.Device Security.services-edge.paloaltonetworks.com
app-registry.appsvc.paloaltonetworks.com
  1. Once the communication issue is fixed, the region selection will work fine.


Additional Information


Configure Cloud Identity Engine Authentication on the Firewall or Panorama

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