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  5. Setup
  6. Office 365 Graph API setup

Office 365 Graph API set up with Area 1

For customers using Microsoft Office 365, setting up Area 1 via Microsoft Graph API is quick and easy. The following email flow shows how this works:

Email flow when setting up Area 1 with the Microsoft Graph API

​​ User roles

Area 1 uses two roles for retraction and directory integration purposes:

  • Privileged authentication administrator: Users with this role can view the current authentication method information and set or reset non-password credentials for all users, including global administrators. Privileged authentication administrators can force users to re-register against existing non-password credentials (like MFA or FIDO) and revoke the remember MFA on the device message prompting for MFA on the next login of all users.
  • Privileged role administrator: Users with this role can manage role assignments in Azure Active Directory, as well as within Privileged Identity Management. In addition, this role allows management of all aspects of Privileged Identity Management.

Directory Integration requires the use of both roles mentioned above. Email retraction only requires the Privileged role administrator. Any Azure administrator with a membership in the required role can perform these authorizations. The authorization process grants the Area 1 dashboard access to the Azure environment. This access is performed with the least applicable privileges required to function, as shown in the table below.

The Enterprise Applications that Area 1 registers are not tied to any administrator account. Inside of the Azure Active Directory admin center you can review the permissions granted to each application in the Enterprise Application section. Refer to Application management documentation for more information.

​​ Set up Microsoft Graph API

  1. Log in to the Area 1 dashboard.

  2. Go to Settings (the gear icon).

  3. In Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Domains, select New Domain.

  4. In Domain, enter the domain you want to onboard.

  5. In Authorize Mail Access, select Authorize Access.

    Select Authorize access to give the correct permissions do Area 1

  6. In the new tab that opens, choose an Office 365 account you want to authorize, or enter your credentials.

  7. Read the permissions, and select Accept to continue. You will be directed back to the Area 1 dashboard.

  8. In Directory Scanning, select Authorize Access.

  9. In the new tab that opens, choose an Office 365 account you want to authorize, or enter your credentials.

  10. Read the permissions, and select Accept to continue. You will be directed back to the Area 1 dashboard.

  11. Now that both types of authorizations have been complete, select Publish Domain.

    Now that both authorizations are complete, select Publish domain

Your authorized domain will show up in Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Domains, with messages about the progress of directory syncing between Office 365 and Area 1.

Now that both authorizations are complete, select Publish domain

​​ Azure applications

​​ Directory Integration

The following table shows API permissions required for Directory Integration as it appears in Azure Enterprise applications.

API Name Claim value Permission Type Granted through Granted by
Microsoft
Graph		 User.Read Sign in and read user profile Delegated Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 Group.Read.All Read all groups Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 Directory.Read.All Read directory data Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 User.Read.All Read all users’ full profiles Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 GroupMember.Read.All Read all group memberships Application Admin consent An administrator

​​ Retraction

The following table shows retractions as they appear in Azure Enterprise applications.

API Name Claim value Permission Type Granted through Granted by
Microsoft
Graph		 Mail.ReadWrite Read and write mail in all mailboxes Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 Group.Read.All Read all groups Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 User.Read.All Read all users’ full profiles Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 Domain.Read.All Read domains Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 GroupMember.Read.All Read all group memberships Application Admin consent An administrator
Microsoft
Graph		 Organization.Read.All Read organization information Application Admin consent An administrator