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Interactive TUI for Zscaler OneAPI automation

Project description

zs-config

PyPI License: MIT

Automation toolset for Zscaler OneAPI — interactive TUI with a local DB cache for fast lookups and bulk operations.


Features

  • Interactive TUI — Rich terminal UI with a persistent banner, full-screen scrollable table views, and keyboard-driven navigation
  • ZPA — App Connectors (list/search/enable-disable/rename/delete), Connector Groups (full CRUD), Application Segments (list/search/enable-disable/bulk-create from CSV), App Segment Groups (list/search), Access Policy (list/search), PRA Portals (full CRUD), PRA Consoles (list/search/enable-disable/delete), Service Edges (list/search/enable-disable), Certificate Management (upload/rotate/delete)
  • ZPA Config Import — pull a full snapshot of 25 resource types into a local SQLite cache for fast lookups
  • ZIA — URL Filtering (list/search/enable-disable), URL Categories (list/search/add-remove URLs), Security Policy Settings (allowlist/denylist view and edit), URL Lookup, Firewall Policy (L4 rules, DNS filter rules, IPS rules), SSL Inspection (list/search/enable-disable), Traffic Forwarding (list/search), Locations (list/search), Users (list/search), DLP Engines (full CRUD + JSON import), DLP Dictionaries (full CRUD + JSON/CSV import), DLP Web Rules (list/search/view), Cloud Applications (list/search policy and SSL-policy apps), Cloud App Control (full CRUD by rule type), Apply Baseline from JSON (fresh import → delta detection → push only changed/new resources; ID remapping for cross-tenant pushes), Policy Activation
  • ZIA Config Import — pull a full snapshot of 35 resource types into a local SQLite cache
  • ZCC Device Management — list, search, and view enrolled devices; soft and force remove; OTP lookup; app profile password lookup; CSV exports for devices and service status
  • ZCC Config Import — sync devices, trusted networks, forwarding profiles, admin users, app profiles, and bypass app definitions into a local SQLite cache
  • ZCC Configuration — Trusted Networks (list/search), Forwarding Profiles (list/search), Admin Users (list/search), Entitlements (view and manage ZPA and ZDX group access), App Profiles (list/search/view/manage bypass apps/activate/delete), Bypass App Definitions (list/search/view — shows Zscaler-managed vs custom)
  • ZDX — Device lookup and health metrics, app performance on device, user lookup, application scores, deep trace management (list/start/view/stop)
  • ZIdentity User Management — list and search users; full profile with group membership and service entitlements; reset password, set password, and skip MFA
  • ZIdentity Group Management — list and search groups; view members; add and remove users
  • ZIdentity API Client Management — list and search clients; view details and scopes; manage secrets with expiry; delete clients
  • Config Snapshots — save, compare (field-level diff), export, and delete point-in-time snapshots for ZPA and ZIA
  • Audit Log — immutable record of every operation with local-timezone timestamps
  • Zero-config encryption — tenant secrets encrypted at rest; key auto-generated on first launch
  • Auto-update — silently checks PyPI on startup; shows changelog for new versions and upgrades in-place via pipx or pip on confirmation

Architecture

zs-config/
│
├── lib/               # Low-level API clients
│   ├── auth.py          # OAuth2 client_credentials token manager
│   ├── zpa_client.py    # ZPA API methods
│   ├── zia_client.py    # ZIA API methods
│   ├── zcc_client.py        # ZCC API methods
│   ├── zdx_client.py        # ZDX API methods (direct HTTP — no SDK module)
│   ├── zidentity_client.py  # ZIdentity API methods
│   └── conf_writer.py       # zscaler-oneapi.conf writer (chmod 600)
│
├── db/                # Database layer (SQLAlchemy + SQLite by default)
│   ├── models.py      # TenantConfig, AuditLog, Certificate, ZPAResource, ZIAResource, ZCCResource, SyncLog, RestorePoint
│   └── database.py    # Engine setup, session context manager, auto-migrations
│
├── services/          # Business logic — shared by CLI and API
│   ├── config_service.py        # Tenant CRUD with encrypted secret storage
│   ├── audit_service.py         # Operation audit logging
│   ├── zpa_service.py           # ZPA workflows (cert rotation, etc.)
│   ├── zpa_import_service.py    # ZPA config import (25 resource types)
│   ├── zpa_segment_service.py   # App segment bulk-create logic
│   ├── zia_service.py           # ZIA workflows
│   ├── zia_import_service.py    # ZIA config import (35 resource types)
│   ├── zia_push_service.py      # ZIA baseline push engine (multi-pass, ID remap)
│   ├── zcc_service.py           # ZCC workflows (device management, secrets)
│   ├── zcc_import_service.py    # ZCC config import (devices, networks, profiles, admins)
│   ├── zdx_service.py           # ZDX workflows (device health, deep trace)
│   └── zidentity_service.py     # ZIdentity workflows (users, groups, API clients)
│
├── cli/               # Interactive Rich TUI
│   ├── zscaler-cli.py
│   ├── banner.py
│   ├── session.py
│   ├── scroll_view.py     # Full-screen scrollable table viewer
│   └── menus/
│       ├── main_menu.py   # Main menu, settings, audit log viewer
│       ├── zpa_menu.py         # ZPA menus
│       ├── zia_menu.py         # ZIA menus
│       ├── zcc_menu.py         # ZCC menus
│       ├── zdx_menu.py         # ZDX menus
│       └── zidentity_menu.py   # ZIdentity menus
│
├── api/               # FastAPI REST API (future GUI backend)
│
└── data/              # SQLite database (git-ignored)
    └── zscaler.db

Installation

Recommended — pipx (isolated, zs-config available system-wide)

pipx install zs-config

Alternative — pip

pip install zs-config

Then launch from anywhere:

zs-config

On first launch an encryption key is generated automatically and saved to ~/.config/zs-config/secret.key. No manual setup required.

Go to Settings → Add Tenant to register your first Zscaler tenant, then ZIA → Import Config or ZPA → Import Config to pull your tenant's configuration into the local cache.

Key override: set ZSCALER_SECRET_KEY in your environment to use a specific Fernet key instead of the auto-generated one.

Database override: set ZSCALER_DB_URL to use PostgreSQL or another SQLAlchemy-compatible database instead of the default SQLite file (~/.local/share/zs-config/zscaler.db).


Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/mpreissner/zs-config.git
cd zs-config
pip install -e .
zs-config

CLI Reference

Main Menu

Option Description
ZIA Zscaler Internet Access management
ZPA Zscaler Private Access management
ZCC Zscaler Client Connector management
ZDX Zscaler Digital Experience — device health, app performance, deep trace
ZIdentity User, group, and API client management
Switch Tenant Switch active tenant (shows current tenant name)
Settings Add / edit / list / remove tenants; clear imported data
Audit Log Scrollable viewer of all recorded operations
Exit Quit

ZPA Menu

Entries are grouped into labeled sections.

Infrastructure

Option Description
App Connectors List, search, enable/disable, rename, and delete App Connectors; full CRUD for Connector Groups
Service Edges List, search, and enable/disable Service Edges

Applications

Option Description
Application Segments List, search, enable/disable, and bulk create from CSV
App Segment Groups List and search Segment Groups

Policy

Option Description
Access Policy List and search access policy rules

PRA

Option Description
Privileged Remote Access PRA Portals (full CRUD) and PRA Consoles (list/search/enable-disable/delete)

Certificates

Option Description
Certificate Management List, rotate, and delete certificates

Bottom section

Option Description
Import Config Pull a full ZPA config snapshot (25 resource types) into the local DB
Config Snapshots Save, compare, export, and delete point-in-time config snapshots
Reset N/A Resource Types Clear the list of auto-disabled resource types so they are retried on the next import

ZPA — Import Config

Fetches 25 resource types from your ZPA tenant and stores each as a ZPAResource row in the local DB. Uses SHA-256 comparison so re-runs only write rows whose content has changed.

Resource types that return 401 (not entitled for your tenant) are automatically recorded as N/A and skipped on subsequent imports. Use Reset N/A Resource Types if your entitlements change.

Run Import Config before using any feature that reads from the local DB (List Segments, Search by Domain, Bulk Create dependency resolution, etc.).


ZPA — Application Segments

Option Description
List Segments Scrollable table of all imported segments — filter by All / Enabled / Disabled
Search by Domain Find segments by FQDN substring match
Enable / Disable Spacebar multi-select; enable or disable any number of segments in one operation
Bulk Create from CSV Import new segments from a CSV file (see below)
Export CSV Template Write a ready-to-edit template to disk
CSV Field Reference In-tool scrollable reference for every CSV column

Enable / Disable

Use Space to select one or more segments (current state shown as ✓/✗), then choose Enable or Disable. The local DB is updated immediately after each successful API call — no re-import needed.


ZPA — Bulk Create from CSV

The workflow runs in stages:

  1. Parse & validate — checks required fields and port format; invalid rows are shown with specific error messages. You can abort or skip invalid rows and continue.
  2. Dry run — resolves segment group and server group names against the local DB. Each row is tagged:
    • READY — all dependencies found, will be created
    • MISSING_DEPENDENCY — a segment group or server group name was not found in the DB
  3. Fix missing groups (optional) — create missing segment groups and server groups directly from the CLI. A targeted re-import runs automatically so the new groups are available immediately. Server groups created this way have no connector groups assigned — assign them in the ZPA portal afterwards.
  4. Confirm & create — shows a count of READY rows. Confirm to proceed.
  5. Progress bar — segments are created one at a time; failures are collected without aborting the batch.
  6. Summary✓ Created X ✗ Failed Y — Skipped Z with per-row error details for failures.
  7. Re-import — newly created segments are synced into the local DB automatically.

Every created resource is written to the audit log.


CSV Format

Use Export CSV Template to get a pre-filled starting point, or build your own. The in-tool CSV Field Reference lists every column with accepted values and defaults.

Required columns

Column Description
name Segment name — must be unique within the tenant
domain_names Semicolon-separated FQDNs, e.g. app.example.com;*.internal.example.com
segment_group Exact name of an existing Segment Group (must be in local DB)
server_groups Semicolon-separated Server Group names, e.g. SG-East;SG-West
tcp_ports Required if udp_ports is blank — see port format below
udp_ports Required if tcp_ports is blank — see port format below

Optional columns

Column Default Accepted values
description (blank) Any string
enabled true true / false
app_type (blank) Leave blank for standard segments. BROWSER_ACCESS | SIPA | INSPECT | SECURE_REMOTE_ACCESS — only applies to clientless/browser-based types
bypass_type NEVER NEVER | ALWAYS | ON_NET
double_encrypt false true / false
health_check_type DEFAULT DEFAULT | NONE
health_reporting ON_ACCESS NONE | ON_ACCESS | CONTINUOUS
icmp_access_type NONE NONE | PING | PING_TRACEROUTING
passive_health_enabled true true / false
is_cname_enabled true true / false
select_connector_close_to_app false true / false

Port format

Example Meaning
443 Single port
8080-8090 Range (inclusive)
80;443;8080-8090 Multiple entries, semicolon-separated

ZPA — Certificate Management

Option Description
List Certificates Show all certificates in the tenant
Rotate Certificate for Domain Provide an existing cert and key file — the tool uploads the new cert to ZPA, updates all matching App Segments and PRA Portals, and deletes the old cert
Delete Certificate Remove a certificate by selection

ZIA Menu

Entries are grouped into labeled sections.

Web & URL Policy

Option Description
URL Filtering List, search, and enable/disable URL filtering rules
URL Categories List and search custom categories; add and remove URLs per category
Security Policy Settings View, add to, and remove URLs from the global allowlist and denylist
URL Lookup Look up the category classification of one or more URLs

Network Security

Option Description
Firewall Policy List, search, and enable/disable L4 Firewall Rules, DNS Filter Rules, and IPS rules
SSL Inspection List, search, and enable/disable SSL inspection rules
Traffic Forwarding List and search forwarding rules

Identity & Access

Option Description
Users List and search users
Locations List and search locations; list location groups

DLP

Option Description
DLP Engines List, search, view details, create from JSON file, edit from JSON file, delete
DLP Dictionaries List, search, view details, create from JSON or CSV file, edit, delete

Cloud Apps

Option Description
Cloud Applications List and search apps associated with DLP/CAC policy rules or SSL policy rules
Cloud App Control Full CRUD for web application rules, grouped by rule type (AI & ML, Webmail, Streaming Media, etc.)

Bottom section

Option Description
Activation View activation status; push pending ZIA policy changes
Import Config Pull a full ZIA config snapshot (35 resource types) into the local DB
Config Snapshots Save, compare, export, and delete point-in-time config snapshots
Reset N/A Resource Types Clear the list of auto-disabled resource types so they are retried on the next import

ZCC Menu

Entries are grouped into labeled sections.

Devices

Option Description
Devices List, search by username, view details, soft remove, force remove

Device Credentials

Option Description
OTP Lookup Fetch a one-time password for a specific device UDID
App Profile Passwords Look up profile passwords for a user/OS combination

Configuration

Option Description
Trusted Networks List and search defined trusted networks (DNS servers and search domains)
Forwarding Profiles List and search forwarding profiles
Admin Users List and search ZCC admin users
Entitlements View and manage ZPA and ZDX group access entitlements
App Profiles List, search, view details, manage bypass apps, activate/deactivate, delete
Bypass App Definitions List, search, and view bypass app service definitions (Zscaler-managed and custom)

Bottom section

Option Description
Export Devices CSV Download enrolled device list as CSV, filterable by OS and registration state
Export Service Status CSV Download per-device service status as CSV, same filters
Import Config Sync devices, trusted networks, forwarding profiles, and admin users into the local DB
Reset N/A Resource Types Clear the list of auto-disabled resource types so they are retried on the next import

Devices submenu

Option Description
List Devices Paginated table filtered by OS type (iOS / Android / Windows / macOS / Linux)
Search by Username Filter device list by username
Device Details Full device record by username or UDID
Soft Remove Device Mark device as Removal Pending — unenrolled on next connection
Force Remove Device Immediately remove a Registered or Removal Pending device

ZDX Menu

Time window is selected on entry (Last 2 / 4 / 8 / 24 hours) and applied to all data queries.

Device Analytics

Option Description
Device Lookup & Health Search by hostname or email; select device; view health metrics and events table
App Performance on Device Search device → select app → view score and metric trend

Users

Option Description
User Lookup Search by email or name; view associated devices and per-device ZDX score

Applications

Option Description
Application Scores List all monitored apps with ZDX scores (color-coded)

Diagnostics

Option Description
Deep Trace List active traces; start new trace (device + optional app + session name); view results; stop trace

ZIdentity Menu

Option Description
Users List, search, view details, reset password, set password, skip MFA
Groups List, search, view members, add/remove users
API Clients List, search, view details and secrets, add/delete secrets, delete client

Users

Option Description
List Users Full user list (up to 500)
Search Users Filter by login name, display name, or email (partial match on each)
User Details Profile panel with group membership and service entitlements
Reset Password Trigger a password reset for the selected user
Set Password Set a specific password; option to force reset on next login
Skip MFA Bypass MFA for 1 / 4 / 8 / 24 / 72 hours

Groups

Option Description
List Groups All groups with type (Static / Dynamic)
Search Groups Filter by name (partial match)
Group Members View all members of a selected group
Add User to Group Two-step: pick group → pick user
Remove User from Group Pick group → pick from current members

API Clients

Option Description
List API Clients All clients with status
Search API Clients Filter by name (partial match)
Client Details & Secrets Profile panel (name, status, scopes, token lifetime) plus secrets list
Add Secret Generate a new secret with optional expiry; secret value shown once
Delete Secret Pick from existing secrets by ID and expiry
Delete API Client Permanently remove a client

Settings

Option Description
Add Tenant Register a new Zscaler tenant (vanity domain, client ID/secret, ZPA customer ID); credentials are verified immediately after saving
Edit Tenant Update vanity subdomain, client ID, or client secret for an existing tenant; live token test before saving
List Tenants Show all configured tenants
Remove Tenant Delete a tenant and its encrypted credentials
Clear Imported Data & Audit Log Delete all imported resources, sync logs, and audit entries (tenant config is preserved)

Audit Log

Displays up to 500 recent operations in a scrollable full-screen viewer. Timestamps are shown in the local timezone of the machine running the tool.

Navigation: ↑↓ / j k one line · PageDown/PageUp half page · g/G top/bottom · q exit


Database

SQLite by default at data/zscaler.db (git-ignored). Override with:

export ZSCALER_DB_URL="postgresql://user:pass@host/dbname"
Table Contents
TenantConfig Connection details per Zscaler tenant (client secret encrypted at rest)
AuditLog Immutable record of every operation performed
Certificate Lifecycle tracking for certs managed by this toolset
ZPAResource Full JSON snapshot of every ZPA resource (tenant × type × id); SHA-256 hash enables fast change detection on re-import
ZIAResource Full JSON snapshot of every ZIA resource (tenant × type × id); same SHA-256 change-detection pattern as ZPA
ZCCResource Full JSON snapshot of every ZCC resource (tenant × type × id); same SHA-256 change-detection pattern
SyncLog Outcome of each import run (status, counters, errors) — shared by ZPA, ZIA, and ZCC imports
RestorePoint Point-in-time config snapshots for pre/post-change diffing and export

Encryption Key

Tenant secrets are encrypted with Fernet symmetric encryption.

  • Auto-managed: on first launch a key is generated and saved to ~/.config/zs-config/secret.key (chmod 600)
  • Env var override: set ZSCALER_SECRET_KEY to use a specific key
  • Rotation: rotating the key makes previously saved tenant secrets unreadable — re-add tenants after rotating

Extending

  • New ZPA endpoint → add a method to lib/zpa_client.py
  • New CLI menu → add a file under cli/menus/, wire into main_menu.py
  • New product (ZDX, ZTW, etc.) → add lib/<product>_client.py + services/<product>_service.py + cli/menus/<product>_menu.py; add a get_<product>_client() factory to cli/menus/__init__.py
  • Reusable table view → call scroll_view(render_rich_to_lines(table), header_ansi=capture_banner()) from cli/scroll_view.py and cli/banner.py

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