After you have published the SCIM microservice app to Azure, run the following PowerShell script to assign Graph API permissions to the app service managed identity.
Set Graph API Permissions
Permissions follow the least-privilege principle and include the following:
Graph API / Permissions name | Access Granted by Permissions | Used By |
AuditLog.Read.All | Read audit log data | App Service Managed Identity |
Group.Read.All | Read group data | App Service Managed Identity |
GroupMember.ReadWrite.All | Read and write group memberships | App Service Managed Identity |
User.Read.All | Read user profile | App Service Managed Identity |
Reports.Read.All | Read report data | App Service Managed Identity |
Organization.Read.All | Read organization information | App Service Managed Identity |
The above permissions have been added to the script's PermissionsToAdd parameter, shown below. In addition to adding the permissions, you need to enter values for these parameters:
tenantID — Your Tenant ID
appServiceObjectID — Object ID of the SCIM App Service
When running the script, be sure to authenticate to Azure as a user with adequate permissions to execute it in Azure AD (owner at the tenant level).
############### ## GRAPH API ## ############### Param( $tenantId = "", $appServiceObjectID = "", $PermissionsToAdd = @("Organization.Read.All", "User.Read.All", "Group.Read.All", "GroupMember.ReadWrite.All", "Reports.Read.All", "AuditLog.Read.All") ) # Install AzureAD module if not installed if (-Not(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name AzureAD)) { try { Install-Module AzureAD -Force } catch { if ($_.Exception.Message.Contains("Administrator rights")) { Write-Host "You must run the script with administrator rights" } else { Write-Error $_.Exception.Message } } } if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name AzureAD) { # Check if connected to the target Azure AD Tenant try { $tenantDetail = Get-AzureADTenantDetail } catch [Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.AadNeedAuthenticationException] { Write-Host "You're not connected."; Connect-AzureAD -TenantId $tenantId; $tenantDetail = Get-AzureADTenantDetail } if ($tenantDetail.ObjectId -ne $tenantId) { Write-Host "You're not connected to the tenant: " $tenantId; Connect-AzureAD -TenantId $tenantId; } # Managed Identity for the SCIM App Service | Found in App Service -> Identity $ManagedIdentitiesServicePrincipal = Get-AzureADServicePrincipal -Filter "ObjectId eq `'$appServiceObjectID`'" if ($ManagedIdentitiesServicePrincipal -eq $null) { throw "Managed Identity for the app service is not found. `nApp Service Object ID: $appServiceObjectID " } # Resource Name : Microsoft Graph | Resource URI : https://graph.microsoft.com | Application ID : 00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000 $GraphAppId = "00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000" $GraphServicePrincipal = Get-AzureADServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '$GraphAppId'" # Permissions foreach ($PermissionToAdd in $PermissionsToAdd) { $AppRole = $GraphServicePrincipal.AppRoles | Where-Object {$_.Value -eq $PermissionToAdd.Trim() -and $_.AllowedMemberTypes -contains "Application"} if ($AppRole -eq $null) { Write-Error "Invalid Permission `nPermission name: $PermissionToAdd" } else { # Assigns a Graph API service principal to an application role try { New-AzureAdServiceAppRoleAssignment -ObjectId $ManagedIdentitiesServicePrincipal.ObjectId -PrincipalId $ManagedIdentitiesServicePrincipal.ObjectId -ResourceId $GraphServicePrincipal.ObjectId -Id $AppRole.Id -ErrorAction Stop } catch { if ($_.Exception.ErrorContent.Message.Value.Contains("Permission being assigned already")) { Write-Host "`""$AppRole.DisplayName"`"" " Permission is already assigned on the app service" } else { Write-Error $_ } } } } }
Set Azure REST API Permissions
If you are managing Azure roles in EmpowerID, in addition to setting the above permissions via PowerShell, you need to create a custom role in Azure and add the below permissions scoped to the appropriate Azure subscription(s) you want to manage in EmpowerID. These permissions allow EmpowerID to call the relevant Azure REST API endpoints needed to manage Azure roles.
Table 1: Permissions needed to manage Azure roles in EmpowerID
Azure REST API / Permissions name | Access Granted by Permissions | Used By |
Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentites/read | Gets an existing user assigned identity | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentites/write | Create a new user assigned identity or updates the tags associated with an existing user assigned identity | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentites/delete | Delete an existing user assigned identity | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/read | Get information about a role assignment | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write | Create a role assignment at the specified scope | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/delete | Delete a role assignment at the specified scope | |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/read | Get information about a role definition | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/write | Create or update a custom role definition with specified permissions and assignable scopes | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/delete | Delete the specified custom role definition | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/read | View management groups | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/read | Get resource groups | App Service Managed Identity |
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resources/read | Gets resources of a subscription | App Service Managed Identity |
To set the Azure REST API Permissions for the target subscription, do the following:
In Azure, navigate to the target subscription and select Access control (IAM) from the Azure navbar.
On the Access Control (IAM) page, click Add and select Add custom role.
Under Basics, enter a Custom role name.
Select the Permissions tab and click Add permissions.
Search for Microsoft.ManagedIdentity and click the Microsoft Managed Identity tile.
For Actions, under Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities, select the following:
Read : Get User Assigned Identity
Write : Create/Update User Assigned Identity
Delete : Delete User Assigned Identity
Click Add.
Back on the Create a custom role page, click Add permissions again and then search for Microsoft.Authorization.
Click the Microsoft Authorization tile and then add the below permissions:
Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments
Read : Get role assignment
Write : Create role assignment
Delete : Delete role assignment
Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions
Read : Get role definition
Write : Create or update custom role definition
Delete : Delete custom role definition
Click Add.
Back on the Create a custom role page, click Add permissions again and then search for Microsoft.Authorization.
Click the Microsoft Management tile and select Read : List Groups under Microsoft.Management/managementGroups.
Click Add.
Back on the Create a custom role page, click Add permissions again and then search for Microsoft.Resources.
Click the Microsoft Resources tile and then select the following permissions:
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourcegroups
Read : Get Resource Group
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resources
Read : Get Subscription Resources
Click Add.
Back on the Create a custom role page, select the Assignable scopes tab and verify the scope.
Click Review + Create.
Review the permissions and then click Create.
Click OK to close the “created custom role” message.
Now that you have created the custom role with the needed permissions, you need to assign the Azure AD SCIM microservice to the role.On the Access control (IAM) page, click Add > Add role assignment.
In the Add role assignment pane that appears, enter the following:
Role – Select the custom role you just created
Assign access to – App Service
Subscription – Target subscription
Select – The SCIM app service you created earlier.
Click Save to add the role assignment.
On the Access control (IAM) page, select the Role assignments tab. You should see the SCIM app service you created assigned to the custom role.
Next Steps
Connect EmpowerID to Azure Active Directory