Summary
In summary, we saw that the three major components of the Zscaler cloud—namely, CA, PSE, and Nanolog—are architected in a decoupled manner. This means that each component can be scaled up or down based on its dynamic needs, and the other components will not miss a beat. Each component is also designed to be highly available at every level (component level, data center level, and so on).
It is very important to understand the planes in which each of these components operate and what their individual role is in the entire end-to-end transaction that occurs between the end user and the destination website or web application. This understanding is critical to avoid frequent confusion, moving forward.
We also saw how SSL inspection works and why it is important as more and more web traffic (and bad actors!) continue to use encryption. The use cases for VSEs and sandbox and its various configuration options to suit enterprise needs were also covered. In the next...
