Zscaler Client Connector

Zscaler Inc

About this app

The Zscaler Client Connector for Android includes both Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access modules.
Note: This app uses the Device Administrator permission and also uses VpnService for securing network connections
Mobility has raised business productivity, but it’s brought its share of issues, as well. One of the biggest challenges is the need to provide complete, consistent security across devices that you may not own. The majority of web traffic from mobile devices comes from apps, not from standard browsers, so threats may not even be visible to traditional security appliances.
Note: Zscaler Client Connector is used with an active enterprise subscription to Zscaler's Mobile Security service. Please follow instructions from your IT organization to use this app.
Zscaler Client Connector automatically creates a lightweight HTTP tunnel that connects the user’s endpoint to Zscaler’s cloud security platform with no need for PAC files or authentication cookies. The Zscaler Cloud Service delivers one-step enrollment, with multifactor authentication support via SAML.
Additional Notes :
Zscaler Client Connector uses few special permission for QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES for securing the application and applying few rules to the traffic.
Application Uses VpnService for securing network on the device by creating encrypted tunnel to with zero touch fundamentals.

Ratings and reviews

This app is good for android version 8 and lower but very bad and worst experience for android version 9 and above it gets stuck to the point you can not uninstall the app, deactivate or able to interact with it. Am going to create a ticket for them to make it able remove it from my device. If you have android version 9 and above I genuinely advice you not to install this.

Block all connections, even if vpn is turn off the phone essentially goes to airplane mode. No cell coverage or wifi connection.

I don't know why, but it's constantly in a loop of reconnecting. I wouldn't care if it didn't also switch the app to the foreground and display toast notification that the connection was reestablished which blocks all interaction with the app, like signing out or disconnecting, and interrupts the use of other apps. Only the notification drawer and settings saved me allowing me to force stop the app.

What's new

Adds verbose logging feature, configured in the Zscaler Client Connector Portal
Supports Google's open source V8 JavaScript engine version 11.9
Acknowledges Zscaler’s use of third-party softwares
Supports upgrading POCO C++ Libraries to version 1.11.8p2 and OpenSSL to version 1.0.2zj.
Encrypts shared preferences used by Zscaler Client Connector.
Fixes an issue where the username populated from Mobile Device Management (MDM) instead of the IdP for users of managed devices.