Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Delete Assets

  • Updated on Feb 10, 2025
  • Published on Dec 15, 2022
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Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Delete Assets deletes an asset record from an Entra ID for:

  • Assets returned by the selected query or assets selected on the relevant asset page.

See Creating Enforcement Sets to learn more about adding Enforcement Actions to Enforcement Sets.

Note:

Required Fields

These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Set.

  • Action name - The name of this Enforcement Action. The system sets a default name. You can change the name.
  • Configure Dynamic Values - Toggle on to enter a Dynamic Value statement. See Creating Enforcement Action Dynamic Value Statements to learn more about Dynamic Value statement syntax.

  • Use stored credentials from the Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) adapter - Select this option to use credentials from the adapter connection. By default, the first connection is selected.
    • When you select this option, the Select Adapter Connection drop-down becomes available. Select the adapter connection to use for this Enforcement Action.
    Note:
    To use this option, you must successfully configure a Microsoft Entra ID adapter connection.

  • Compute Node - The Axonius node to use when connecting to the specified host. For more details, see Connecting Additional Axonius Nodes.

Additional Fields

Connection and Credentials

When Use stored credentials from the adapter is toggled off, some of the connection fields below are required to create the connection, while other fields are optional.

  • Azure Client ID (required) - The Application ID of the Axonius application, as detailed in the Required Permissions section.
  • Azure Client Secret (required) - A user created key for the Axonius application, as detailed in the Required Permissions section.
  • Azure Tenant ID (required) - The ID for Microsoft Entra ID, as detailed in the Required Permissions section.
  • Verify SSL (optional) - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
Note:
The following parameters are only relevant for customers who have SaaS Management enabled.
  • Account Sub Domain - The Microsoft account's sub domain (<sub_domain>.onmicrosoft.com).
  • User Name and Password - The credentials for a user account that has the permissions needed to fetch SaaS data.
  • 2FA Secret Key - The secret generated in Microsoft Entra ID for setting up 2-factor authentication for the Microsoft user. For more information, see Enable or Exclude Multi-Factor Authentication.
  • SSO Provider - If your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID for SSO, you can select this check box. For more information, see Connecting your SSO Solution Provider Adapter.

APIs

Axonius uses the following APIs:
Delete a user
Delete a device

Required Ports

Axonius must be able to communicate with the value supplied in DC Address via the following ports:

  • TCP/UDP port 389.

If you choose to use the stored credentials from the adapter then refer to Required Ports for information about all additional ports required.

Required Permissions

The stored credentials, or those provided in Connection and Credentials, must have permission to perform this Enforcement Action.

  • Delegated/Application
  • User.ReadWrite.All

The user must have one of the following Entra ID roles:

  • User Administrator

  • Privileged Authentication Administrator

  • Global Administrator

  • Intune Administrator

  • Windows 365 Administrator

  • Cloud Device Administrator.

  • The user name and the password used for the adapter connection must have the Add Users or Devices to Microsoft Entra ID Group to add assets.

For more details about other Enforcement Actions available, see Action Library.