CSE Getting Started: Register Your Device(s)

The Cloud Security Edge (CSE) Desktop App is the primary component used for CSE to connect users to protected resources. Registration can be automated through a Mobile Device Manager (MDM). However in many cases such as unmanaged BYOD, users or admins will want to manually register.

If you have arrived here from the Getting Started Part One guide where we set up our directory of users. We can use this registered app to validate our configuration with the IDP, these steps will be listed as part of the Validation section of this article. 

1. Install the Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) Desktop Application. You can download the latest version of the Desktop App from this link, then follow the installer prompts:Download Desktop App
2. Once installed, open the CSE App, if it is not already. Then click Register. 
   
   
   
3. Then enter the Invite Code for your Organization. By default, this is your Organization Name in the CSE Console. 
   
   
   
   
4. This will open up a login screen from your Identity Provider (IDP), log in with your usual credentials. 
5. By default, at this step, you will be prompted for a one-time password. This will be emailed to the account you logged into your company portal within the previous step. 
   
   
   
   
6. Now select the appropriate ownership scenario for your device. Then enter the code into the CSE App and click Continue.
   
   
   
   
7. That's it! Your device is now registered.
   NOTE: Depending on your system settings and Trust Profile configuration, your score may vary.
   
   

Validation

If you were not able to perform the above procedure, please ensure your Identity Provider is correctly configured with the Cloud Secure Edge Console. which is covered in Part One of the Getting Started Series in the link below:
CSE Getting Started: Connect a Directory of Users

Now that the app has been registered, let's validate that users will be able to log in as expected. We want to perform this check as the authentication flow for initially registering as compared to Logging into the App, varies slightly. 

1. Log out from your Identity and completely close your default browser. This will ensure we are not using cached information. 
2. In the CSE App, at the top click the "Relogin" button. This will prompt you to log in to your Identity Provider (IDP) once more.
   
   
   
3. Then enter your credentials into your IDP's login page and follow the prompts to login. 
4. If successful, you will see the following web page. 
   
   
   
   
5. Navigate back to your app and take note of the session timer at the top of your App, this will now have been reset to the configured length of your tokens. This is 24 hours by default. 
   
   
   You have now completed the validation of your work in Part One and Part Two. 

Next Steps

In Part Three we will deploy your first Connector which is used as the Network's ingress point for your end users. You may find the link to the next part here:CSE Getting Started: Deploy A Connector