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Cloud Security Center Permissions

Apart from granting the Cloud Security Center application Reader permissions on the monitored subscriptions, some packs within Cloud Security Center require specific permissions to function correctly. Below is a list of the required permissions:

General

Source Permission Name Description
Microsoft Graph CustomDetection.ReadWrite.All To manage custom detection rules
Log Analytics API Data.Read To read Log Analytics data
Microsoft Graph SecurityAlert.Read.All To read security alerts
Microsoft Graph SecurityEvents.Read.All To read security events
Microsoft Graph SecurityIncident.ReadWrite.All To read and update security incidents
Microsoft Graph User.ReadWrite.All To read users and their group memberships and disable accounts if necessary
WindowsDefenderATP Ti.ReadWrite.All Read and update Threat Intelligence records

Workplace Protection

Source Permission Name Description
MicrosoftThreatProtection AdvancedHunting.Read.All Used to read the results of a query that retrieves all desktop, laptop and mobile devices
Microsoft Graph GroupMember.Read.All Read the members of a configured VIP or Scoped Identity user group
Microsoft Graph IdentityRiskEvent.Read.All To read risk detections
Microsoft Graph IdentityRiskyUser.ReadWrite.All To read and update risky user identities
Microsoft Graph MailboxSettings.ReadWrite To verify and update mailbox rules
Microsoft Graph Mail.ReadWrite To scan and protect you from malicious emails
WindowsDefenderATP Machine.Isolate To isolate machines
WindowsDefenderATP Machine.Scan To scan machines
Microsoft Graph Reports.Read.All Used to retrieve the Office 365 and Exchange licenses
Microsoft Graph ThreatHunting.Read.All To read threat hunting data
Microsoft Graph User.RevokeSessions.All To revoke user sessions

Infrastructure Protection

Infrastructure Protection does not require consent on any API permissions. Instead it relies on Reader permissions being granted to the Cloud Security Center application on the monitored subscriptions.

End-of-sale

End-of-sale

The following packs are no longer available for new customers and are now combined into Workplace Protection. For existing customers, these packs will continue to function as before.

Data & Apps Protection

Source Permission Name Description
Microsoft Graph Reports.Read.All Used to retrieve the Office 365 and Exchange licenses

Endpoint Protection

Source Permission Name Description
MicrosoftThreatProtection AdvancedHunting.Read.All Used to read the results of a query that retrieves all desktop, laptop and mobile devices
WindowsDefenderATP Machine.Isolate To isolate machines
WindowsDefenderATP Machine.Scan To scan machines
Microsoft Graph ThreatHunting.Read.All To read threat hunting data

Identity Protection

Source Permission Name Description
Microsoft Graph GroupMember.Read.All Read the members of a configured VIP or Scoped Identity user group
Microsoft Graph IdentityRiskEvent.Read.All To read risk detections
Microsoft Graph IdentityRiskyUser.ReadWrite.All To read and update risky user identities
Microsoft Graph MailboxSettings.ReadWrite To verify and update mailbox rules
Microsoft Graph Mail.ReadWrite To scan and protect you from malicious emails
Microsoft Graph User.RevokeSessions.All To revoke user sessions