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IN THIS ARTICLE

• What is Sastrify Browser Extension?
• How to setup Sastrify for Chrome Browser Extension

The Sastrify browser extension simplifies shadow IT discovery and usage analytics, delivering actionable SaaS insights while upholding privacy and compliance.

Key Features of Sastrify Browser Extension

Shadow IT Discovery – Automatically detects SaaS tools accessed via corporate email accounts, identifying unapproved or unmanaged software.

Detailed Usage Analysis – Monitors usage patterns and frequency, enabling optimized licensing and efficient tool management.

Privacy-First Approach – Collects only essential data (URLs, login/logout timestamps, and access frequency) to ensure compliance with privacy regulations without intruding on personal and sensitive information.

What is Sastrify Browser Extension?

The Sastrify Browser Extension operates within employees' browsers, tracking SaaS access and usage patterns when they interact with applications using their company email.

Once set up, the extension captures key data points to enhance SaaS visibility, including:

• Tool Discovery – Identifies SaaS tools accessed.
• Usage Analytics – Tracks first login date, last login date, latest activity, user identifiers (email), and access frequency (monthly usage).

Collected data is securely transmitted to your Sastrify platform, where your Sastrify Admin can review detailed usage insights in the Sastrify Usage tab for each tool, as well as identify and manage newly discovered SaaS applications via Sastrify Radar.

Sastrify upholds strict data privacy standards by only tracking SaaS-related URLs, last access timestamps, and login events, while excluding non-business applications. This ensures compliance with privacy regulations without monitoring unrelated activities.

How to setup Sastrify for Chrome Browser Extension

1. Log into your Sastrify platform and navigate to Settings > Discovery.
2. Under "Browser Extension Integrations", locate the Google Chrome connection card and click Enable.
   
   
   
3. If you do not have an SSO (Single Sign-On) discovery integration or an HRIS integration connected, you will be prompted to set up one before proceeding. 
4. If you already have one or both integrations enabled, you will immediately see a list of employees.
   Click the "Extension Setup" button in the bottom right corner of your screen.
   
   
   
   
5. Choose one of the two available setup methods:
   

• Admin Deployment – Enables company-wide installation via the Workspace Admin Console, requiring only activation from employees.
  1. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
  2. Click the checkbox indicating that the “Force Installed” setup process has been completed.
  3. Click "Send Email" to notify employees with specific step-by-step instructions on how to log in and activate the browser extension.
  4. Once you click Send Email, the "Complete Setup" button will become enabled. 
  5. Click "Complete Setup" to finalize the process.

This method is only for administrators who manage Chrome policies from the Google Admin console. You must have Google Admin access to perform this method.

• Manual Installation – Allows employees to install the extension individually.
  

  
  

  1. There are no on-screen setup instructions for this step, as the installation is performed on a per-user basis. 
  2. Click "Send Email" to notify employees with specific step-by-step instructions on how to install and activate the browser extension (employees will be directed to Sastrify for Chrome Extension page from the Chrome Web Store).
  3. Once you click Send Email, the "Complete Setup" button will become enabled. 
  4. Click "Complete Setup" to finalize the process.