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"} <<<<<<<<<<< !!!
{"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
- 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
- Once the communication issue is fixed, the region selection will work fine.
Additional Information
Configure Cloud Identity Engine Authentication on the Firewall or Panorama