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Granting Azure Resources Access to SharePoint Online Sites Using Managed Identity

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anammalu
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May 02, 2025

This blog walks you through the end-to-end process of granting a managed identity read/write access to a specific SharePoint Online site using Microsoft Graph and PowerShell.

When integrating Azure resources like Logic Apps, Function Apps, or Azure VMs with SharePoint Online, you often need secure and granular access control. Rather than handling credentials manually, Man...
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AntonSokolovskyi
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May 15, 2025

Managed identities are not available under Microsoft Entra ID > App registrations

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naya
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May 15, 2025

I couldn't find system assigned managed identity in app registration. was able to assign msgraph sites.selected permission to it using Powershell.