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Allows the app to read your organization’s security events without a signed-in user.
Delegated Access
App-Only Access
Permission Details
Application Permission
Read your organization’s security events
Allows the app to read your organization’s security events without a signed-in user.
Permission ID:
bf394140-e372-4bf9-a898-299cfc7564e5
Delegated Permission
Admin consent required
Read your organization’s security events
Allows the app to read your organization’s security events on behalf of the signed-in user.
User sees: Allows the app to read your organization’s security events on your behalf.
Permission ID:
64733abd-851e-478a-bffb-e47a14b18235
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string |
The unique identifier for an entity. Read-only. |
alertDetections |
microsoft.graph.alertDetection collection |
|
description |
stringNullable |
Alert description. |
confidence |
int32Nullable |
Confidence of the detection logic (percentage between 1-100). |
lastModifiedDateTime |
date-timeNullable |
Time at which the alert entity was last modified. The Timestamp type represents date and time information using ISO 8601 format and is always in UTC time. For example, midnight UTC on Jan 1, 2014 is 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z. |
lastEventDateTime |
date-timeNullable |
|
azureSubscriptionId |
stringNullable |
Azure subscription ID, present if this alert is related to an Azure resource. |
vulnerabilityStates |
microsoft.graph.vulnerabilityState collection |
Threat intelligence pertaining to one or more vulnerabilities related to this alert. |
investigationSecurityStates |
microsoft.graph.investigationSecurityState collection |
|
fileStates |
microsoft.graph.fileSecurityState collection |
Security-related stateful information generated by the provider about the file(s) related to this alert. |
historyStates |
microsoft.graph.alertHistoryState collection |
A collection of alertHistoryStates comprising an audit log of all updates made to an alert. |
azureTenantId |
string |
Microsoft Entra tenant ID. Required. |
recommendedActions |
array |
Vendor/provider recommended action(s) to take as a result of the alert (for example, isolate machine, enforce2FA, reimage host). |
malwareStates |
microsoft.graph.malwareState collection |
Threat Intelligence pertaining to malware related to this alert. |
detectionIds |
array |
Set of alerts related to this alert entity (each alert is pushed to the SIEM as a separate record). |
Showing 15 of 40 properties. View all on Microsoft Learn →
Relationships
| Relationship | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
alerts |
alert collection |
Notifications of issues related to security in a customer's tenant. |
secureScoreControlProfiles |
secureScoreControlProfile collection |
Control profiles for a customer's tenant. |
secureScores |
secureScore collection |
Metrics from a tenant's secure score. |
Graph Methods
Delegated access
App-only access
Code Examples
C# / .NET SDK
// Install: dotnet add package Microsoft.Graph
// Install: dotnet add package Azure.Identity
using Microsoft.Graph;
using Azure.Identity;
// Delegated permissions - interactive user sign-in
var scopes = new[] { "SecurityEvents.Read.All" };
var options = new InteractiveBrowserCredentialOptions
{
ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID",
RedirectUri = new Uri("http://localhost")
};
var credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential(options);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes);
// Example: GET /me
var result = await graphClient.Me.GetAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"User: {result?.DisplayName}");
// Application permissions - daemon/service app
var tenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID";
var clientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID";
var clientSecret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET";
var credential = new ClientSecretCredential(tenantId, clientId, clientSecret);
var graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(credential);
// Example: GET /users/{user-id}
var users = await graphClient.Users.GetAsync();
foreach (var user in users?.Value ?? [])
{
Console.WriteLine($"User: {user.DisplayName}");
}
JavaScript / TypeScript
// npm install @azure/msal-browser @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { PublicClientApplication } from "@azure/msal-browser";
import { Client } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client";
import { AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider } from
"@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/authCodeMsalBrowser";
const msalConfig = {
auth: {
clientId: "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
authority: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/YOUR_TENANT_ID"
}
};
const pca = new PublicClientApplication(msalConfig);
await pca.initialize();
// Delegated: Login with required scope
const loginResponse = await pca.loginPopup({
scopes: ["SecurityEvents.Read.All"]
});
const authProvider = new AuthCodeMSALBrowserAuthenticationProvider(pca, {
account: loginResponse.account,
scopes: ["SecurityEvents.Read.All"],
interactionType: "popup"
});
const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
// Example: GET /me
const result = await graphClient.api("/me").get();
console.log(result);
// Application: Use client credentials (Node.js backend only)
// npm install @azure/identity @microsoft/microsoft-graph-client
import { ClientSecretCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import { TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider } from
"@microsoft/microsoft-graph-client/authProviders/azureTokenCredentials";
const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
"YOUR_TENANT_ID",
"YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
"YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
);
const authProvider = new TokenCredentialAuthenticationProvider(credential, {
scopes: ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
});
const graphClient = Client.initWithMiddleware({ authProvider });
const result = await graphClient.api("/users").get();
console.log(result);
PowerShell
# Install Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
Install-Module Microsoft.Graph -Scope CurrentUser
# Delegated access - interactive sign-in
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "SecurityEvents.Read.All"
# Verify connection
Get-MgContext | Select-Object Account, TenantId, Scopes
# Example: GET /me
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5
# Application access with certificate
$params = @{
ClientId = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
TenantId = "YOUR_TENANT_ID"
CertificateThumbprint = "YOUR_CERT_THUMBPRINT"
}
Connect-MgGraph @params
# Or with client secret (not recommended for production)
# Connect-MgGraph -ClientSecretCredential $credential
# Example: GET /users
$result = Invoke-MgGraphRequest -Method GET -Uri "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users"
$result | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5
# Always disconnect when done
Disconnect-MgGraph
Python
# pip install msgraph-sdk azure-identity
from azure.identity import InteractiveBrowserCredential, ClientSecretCredential
from msgraph import GraphServiceClient
import asyncio
# Delegated permissions - interactive browser sign-in
credential = InteractiveBrowserCredential(
client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID"
)
scopes = ["SecurityEvents.Read.All"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)
async def get_data():
# Example: GET /me
result = await client.me.get()
print(f"User: {result.display_name}")
return result
asyncio.run(get_data())
# Application permissions - client credentials
credential = ClientSecretCredential(
tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT_ID",
client_id="YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
client_secret="YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
)
scopes = ["https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"]
client = GraphServiceClient(credential, scopes)
async def get_users():
# Example: GET /users
result = await client.users.get()
for user in result.value:
print(f"User: {user.display_name}")
return result
asyncio.run(get_users())
App Registration
1
Navigate to Azure Portal
Go to App registrations in Microsoft Entra admin center
2
Add API Permission
Select your app → API permissions → Add a permission → Microsoft Graph
3
Select Permission Type
Choose Application permissions or Delegated permissions and search for SecurityEvents.Read.All
4
Grant Admin Consent
Application permissions always require admin consent. Click "Grant admin consent" in the Azure portal.