
ZCC Z-Tunnel 2.0 vs 1.0: Which One Is Dropping Your SaaS
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read

Outlook works. A UDP-heavy SaaS voice app dies only when ZCC is on. Disabling ZCC fixes it.
This is a live-ticket style lesson from Techclick Infosec. You will isolate the fault with CLI first, then prove the fix with one clean packet or log.
What you will be able to do
Name the first CLI command to run on Zscaler for this ticket
Separate the layer that is actually broken from the layer people blame
Apply one scoped fix instead of a global disable
Prove the ticket closed with a session, log, or counter
Quick answer
Z-Tunnel 1.0 is HTTP/S proxy-ish. Z-Tunnel 2.0 can carry more than TCP 80/443. If the app is UDP or a non-standard port, 1.0 will silently fail.
Why this ticket shows up
Many tenants still have a mix of tunnel versions. A user on 1.0 cannot send the packets the SaaS needs.
Symptoms operators actually see
TCP 443 apps work, UDP or high ports fail
Only some laptop images fail
ZCC about page shows Tunnel 1.0
Works on a colleague with 2.0
CLI first — copy this block
Run these on the Zscaler device or console named in the ticket. Do not skip the first show command — it tells you which later command matters.
# Windows
reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Zscaler
powershell -c "Get-NetTCPConnection -OwningProcess (Get-Process ZSATunnel).Id"
findstr /i "Tunnel Version Z-Tunnel" %ProgramData%\Zscaler\*.logHow to read that output
Read the tunnel version from the ZCC log or UI. If it is 1.0 and the app is not HTTP, you found the design limit, not a random bug.
Triage order
Confirm the app protocol (UDP? custom port?).
Read tunnel version on a working and a failing laptop.
Move the failing user to a 2.0 forwarding profile.
Bypass the app only if 2.0 is not approved yet.
Do not disable ZCC as the permanent fix.
Classic traps
What you see | Real cause | Fix |
Disable ZCC | User is on Tunnel 1.0 | Upgrade forwarding profile |
Open a Zscaler SEV1 | This is expected 1.0 behavior | Change the profile |
Reinstall Office | The failing app is UDP voice | Wrong layer |
Proof the ticket is closed
About page shows Z-Tunnel 2.0
Voice app works with ZCC on
ZIA or ZPA still sees the user
Say this in an interview
I ask which Z-Tunnel version the laptop is on before I debug a non-HTTP app through ZCC.
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