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    Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Forward Email Rule
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    Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Forward Email Rule

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    Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) - Forward Email Rule adds a forwarding email address and other related email information to:
    * Assets returned by the selected query or assets selected on the relevant asset page.

    Note:

    This enforcement action runs on Users only.

    Messages are then forwarded to this new email address. For example, if a user terminates employment and will no longer receive emails to their company email address but to a new email address.

    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 Microsoft Entra ID connected adapter credentials.
      • 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 (Azure AD) adapter connection.

    • Display Name - The display name of the message rule created in Microsoft Entra ID.
    • Recipient Name - The email recipient's name.
    • Recipient Email Address - The email recipient's email address.

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


    Additional Fields

    These fields are optional.

    • Remove Existing Rule - When selected, this removes the email address from the forwarding list. Messages sent to the user's email address will no longer be forwarded.

    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 - The Application ID of the Axonius application. Copy this from the app registrations.
    • Azure Client Secret- Specify a non-expired key generated from the new client secret. Copy this from the app registrations.
    • Azure Tenant ID - The ID for Microsoft Entra ID. Copy this from the app registrations.
    • 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.
    • SSO Provider - If your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID for SSO, you can select this check box.

    To view detailed information about how to configure these fields and the adapter, refer to the Entra ID adapter configuration. To access the values of these fields, refer to the adapter's connection form.

    APIs

    Axonius uses the Microsoft Graph REST API v1.0.

    Required Permissions

    The stored credentials, or those provided in Connection and Credentials, must have the following permission(s) to perform this Enforcement Action:

    • MailboxSettings.ReadWrite

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


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