# Palo Alto Prisma Cloud Compute

## Connection Requirements

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### IP Address

Provide the IP address of the Palo Alto Prisma Cloud Compute Networks Decoy host that will be used to establish a connection.

For SaaS Installations:

* Go to Compute and navigate to Manage > System > Downloads. The Path to Console displayed is your Console URL.

For Self-Hosted Installations:

* The API is exposed on port 8083 (HTTPS) by default with your custom domain.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Port

Specify the port number for the connection. This is optional — the default port is 8083.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Username

Enter the username that OctoXLabs CSAM Platform will use to access and fetch data from the Palo Alto Prisma Cloud Compute.

{% hint style="info" %}
Account Group Read Only\
The user must have access to enable data retrieval from the system.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Password

Provide the password associated with the specified username to authenticate the connection.
{% endstep %}

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### Proxy

Proxy URL. (optional)
{% endstep %}

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### SSL

Select whether to use SSL for the connection. By default, SSL encryption is enabled.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Attention\
Please perform a connection test to ensure there is a valid connection to the host.\
When the discovery operation is finalized, you will be able to see the details on the Assets page.
{% endhint %}


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