Create an Azure User with Minimal Permissions for the Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector

This task discusses how to set up a service account with minimum permissions to send dynamic attributes to Security Cloud Control. For a list of these attributes, see Azure Connector—About User Permissions and Imported Data.

Before you begin

You must already have a Microsoft Azure account. To set one up, see this page on the Azure documentation site.

Step 1	Log in to the Azure Portal as the owner of the subscription.
Step 2	Click Azure Active Directory.
Step 3	Find the instance of Azure Active Directory for the application you want to set up.
Step 4	Click Add > App registration.
Step 5	In the Name field, enter a name to identify this application.
Step 6	Enter other information on this page as required by your organization.
Step 7	Click Register.
Step 8	On the next page, write down or copy the Client ID (also referred to as application ID) and the tenant ID (also referred to as the directory ID). A sample follows.
Step 9	Next to Client Credentials, click Add a certificate or secret.
Step 10	Click New Client Secret.
Step 11	Enter the requested information and click Add.
Step 12	Copy the value of the Value field to the clipboard. This value, and not the Secret ID, is the client secret.
Step 13	Go back to the main Azure Portal page and click Subscriptions.
Step 14	Click the name of your subscription.
Step 15	Copy the subscription ID to the clipboard.
Step 16	Click Access Control (IAM).
Step 17	Click Add > Add role assignment.
Step 18	Click Reader and click Next.
Step 19	Click Select Members.
Step 20	On the right side of the page, click the name of the app you registered and click Select.
Step 21	Click Review + Assign and follow the prompts to complete the action.