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Google Workspace

FortiCASB offers an API-based approach, pulling data directly from Google Workspace via RESTful API. Then FortiCASB portal accesses the data collected through API queries with OAuth2.0 authentication. Subsequently, FortiCASB combines these data to monitor and track Google Workspace user activities, provides DLP Data Analysis for files stored on Google Workspace.

Prerequisites

To use API access, your organization must be using one of the following editions (the API is enabled by default):

  • Business Edition
  • Enterprise Edition

The user account installed in FortiCASB must be a Super Administrator in your Google Workspace account. For steps on how to check if your account is a Super Adminstrator, see Google Workspace connection errors.

Due to Google requirements, only Google Workspace accounts with a business or enterprise license can use FortiCASB. Google Workspace accounts with a basic license will be not be able to use FortiCASB.

You may either use an existing account or create a new account. Wait at least 24 hours for the new account to take effect before granting access to FortiCASB.

There are three prerequisite steps you need to setup your Google Workspace account before you can add the Google Workspace account on FortiCASB. Please follow the steps below.

  1. Configure OAuth Consent Screen
  2. Create Google Service Account
  3. Enable Google Drive API & Authorize Client ID
  4. Add Google Workspace Account

Google Workspace

FortiCASB offers an API-based approach, pulling data directly from Google Workspace via RESTful API. Then FortiCASB portal accesses the data collected through API queries with OAuth2.0 authentication. Subsequently, FortiCASB combines these data to monitor and track Google Workspace user activities, provides DLP Data Analysis for files stored on Google Workspace.

Prerequisites

To use API access, your organization must be using one of the following editions (the API is enabled by default):

  • Business Edition
  • Enterprise Edition

The user account installed in FortiCASB must be a Super Administrator in your Google Workspace account. For steps on how to check if your account is a Super Adminstrator, see Google Workspace connection errors.

Due to Google requirements, only Google Workspace accounts with a business or enterprise license can use FortiCASB. Google Workspace accounts with a basic license will be not be able to use FortiCASB.

You may either use an existing account or create a new account. Wait at least 24 hours for the new account to take effect before granting access to FortiCASB.

There are three prerequisite steps you need to setup your Google Workspace account before you can add the Google Workspace account on FortiCASB. Please follow the steps below.

  1. Configure OAuth Consent Screen
  2. Create Google Service Account
  3. Enable Google Drive API & Authorize Client ID
  4. Add Google Workspace Account