--- organization: Turbot category: ["public cloud"] icon_url: "/images/plugins/turbot/azuread.svg" brand_color: "#0089D6" display_name: "Azure Active Directory" name: "azuread" description: "Steampipe plugin for querying resource users, groups, applications and more from Azure Active Directory." og_description: "Query Azure Active Directory with SQL! Open source CLI. No DB required." og_image: "/images/plugins/turbot/azuread-social-graphic.png" engines: ["steampipe", "sqlite", "postgres", "export"] --- # Azure Active Directory + Steampipe [Steampipe](https://steampipe.io) is an open-source zero-ETL engine to instantly query cloud APIs using SQL. [Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-in/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-whatis) is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service, which helps your employees sign in and access resources in: - External resources, such as Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, and thousands of other SaaS applications. - Internal resources, such as apps on your corporate network and intranet, along with any cloud apps developed by your own organization. For example: ```sql select display_name, user_principal_name, user_type from azuread_user; ``` ``` +----------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+ | display_name | user_principal_name | user_type | +----------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Dwight Schrute | dwight@contoso.onmicrosoft.com | Member | | Jim Halpert | jim_gmail.com#EXT#@contoso.onmicrosoft.com | Guest | | Pam Beesly | pam_beesly@contoso.onmicrosoft.com | Member | | Michael Scott | michael@contoso.onmicrosoft.com | Member | +----------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+ ``` ## Documentation - **[Table definitions & examples →](/plugins/turbot/azuread/tables)** ## Get started ### Install Download and install the latest Azure Active Directory plugin: ```bash steampipe plugin install azuread ``` ### Credentials | Item | Description | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Credentials | Use the `az login` command to setup your [Azure AD Default Connection](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/authenticate-azure-cli) | | Permissions | Grant the following API permissions to your user or service principal (you may need to grant admin consent again after modifying permissions):

`Application.Read.All`

`AuditLog.Read.All`

`Directory.Read.All`

`Domain.Read.All`

`Group.Read.All`

`IdentityProvider.Read.All`

`Policy.Read.All`

`User.Read.All`

| | Radius | Each connection represents a single Azure Tenant. | | Resolution | 1. Credentials explicitly set in a steampipe config file (`~/.steampipe/config/azuread.spc`).
2. Credentials specified in [environment variables](#credentials-from-environment-variables) e.g. `AZURE_TENANT_ID`. | ### Configuration Installing the latest azuread plugin will create a config file (~/.steampipe/config/azuread.spc) with a single connection named azuread: ```hcl connection "azuread" { plugin = "azuread" # Defaults to "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD". Valid environments are "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD", "AZURECHINACLOUD" and "AZUREUSGOVERNMENTCLOUD" # environment = "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD" # You can connect to Azure using one of options below: # Use client secret authentication (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal#option-2-create-a-new-application-secret) # tenant_id = "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX" # client_id = "YYYYYYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYYYYYYYYYY" # client_secret = "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" # Use client certificate authentication (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portal#option-1-upload-a-certificate) # required options: # tenant_id = "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX" # client_id = "YYYYYYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYYYYYYYYYY" # certificate_path = "~/home/azure_cert.pem" # certificate_password = "notreal~pwd" # Use a managed identity (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview) # This method is useful with Azure virtual machines # tenant_id = "XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX" # client_id = "YYYYYYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYY-YYYYYYYYYYYY" # enable_msi = true # msi_endpoint = "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/identity/oauth2/token" # If no credentials are specified, the plugin will use Azure CLI authentication } ``` By default, all options are commented out in the default connection, thus Steampipe will resolve your credentials using the same order as mentioned in [Credentials](#credentials). This provides a quick way to get started with Steampipe, but you will probably want to customize your experience using configuration options for querying multiple tenants, [configuring credentials](#configuring-active-directory-credentials) from your Azure CLI, Client Certificate, etc. ## Multi-Tenant Connections You may create multiple azuread connections: ```hcl connection "azuread_all" { type = "aggregator" plugin = "azuread" connections = ["azuread_*"] } connection "azuread_ten_1" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "crfsd708-7da0-4cea-abeb-0a4c334d0f90" client_id = "ea4v6490-c9b5-41db-a942-40a3eaba7053" client_secret = "oIb8Q~2hrXFNvWkvtKRtSriRg-kAM3CWEn0g0aGn" } connection "azuread_ten_2" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "crfsd708-7da0-4cea-abeb-0a4c334d0f80" client_id = "ea4v6490-c9b5-41db-a942-40a3eaba7088" client_secret = "oIb8Q~2hrXFNvWkvtKRtSriRg-kAM3NEEn0g0aGn" } connection "azuread_ten_3" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "crfsd708-7da0-4cea-abeb-0a4c334d0f70" client_id = "ea4v6490-c9b5-41db-a942-40a3eaba7000" client_secret = "oIb8Q~2hrXFNvWkvtKRtSriRg-kAM3VREn0g0aGn" } ``` Each connection is implemented as a distinct [Postgres schema](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-schemas.html). As such, you can use qualified table names to query a specific connection: ```sql select * from azuread_ten_1.azuread_user ``` Alternatively, you can use an unqualified name and it will be resolved according to the [Search Path](https://steampipe.io/docs/using-steampipe/managing-connections#setting-the-search-path): ```sql select * from azuread_user ``` You can create multi-tenant connections by using an [**aggregator** connection](https://steampipe.io/docs/using-steampipe/managing-connections#using-aggregators). Aggregators allow you to query data from multiple connections for a plugin as if they are a single connection: ```hcl connection "azuread_all" { plugin = "azuread" type = "aggregator" connections = ["azuread_ten_1", "azuread_ten_2", "azuread_ten_3"] } ``` Querying tables from this connection will return results from the `azuread_ten_1`, `azuread_ten_2`, and `azuread_ten_3` connections: ```sql select * from azuread_all.azuread_user ``` Steampipe supports the `*` wildcard in the connection names. For example, to aggregate all the Azuread plugin connections whose names begin with `azuread_`: ```hcl connection "azuread_all" { type = "aggregator" plugin = "azuread" connections = ["azuread_*"] } ``` ## Configuring Azure Active Directory Credentials The Azure AD plugin support multiple formats and authentication mechanisms, and they are tried in the below order: 1. [Client Secret Credentials](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-saml-bearer-assertion#prerequisites) if set; otherwise 2. [Client Certificate Credentials](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/active-directory-certificate-credentials#register-your-certificate-with-microsoft-identity-platform) if set; otherwise 3. Azure [Managed System Identity](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/how-managed-identities-work-vm#system-assigned-managed-identity) (useful with virtual machines) if set; otherwise 4. If no credentials are supplied, then the [az cli](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/) credentials are used ### Client Secret Credentials You may specify the tenant ID, client ID, and client secret to authenticate: - `tenant_id`: Specify the tenant to authenticate with. - `client_id`: Specify the app client ID to use. - `client_secret`: Specify the app secret to use. ```hcl connection "azuread_via_sp_secret" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" client_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" client_secret = "my plaintext password" } ``` ### Client Certificate Credentials You may specify the tenant ID, client ID, certificate path, and certificate password to authenticate: - `tenant_id`: Specify the tenant to authenticate with. - `client_id`: Specify the app client ID to use. - `certificate_path`: Specify the certificate path to use. - `certificate_password`: Specify the certificate password to use. ```hcl connection "azuread_via_sp_cert" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" client_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" certificate_path = "path/to/file.pem" certificate_password = "my plaintext password" } ``` ### Azure Managed Identity Steampipe works with managed identities (formerly known as Managed Service Identity), provided it is running in Azure, e.g., on a VM. All configuration is handled by Azure. See [Azure Managed Identities](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview) for more details. - `enable_msi`: Specify `true` to use managed identity credentials. - `tenant_id`: Specify the tenant to authenticate with. - `client_id`: Specify the app client ID of managed identity to use. - `msi_endpoint`: Specify the MSI endpoint to connect to, otherwise use the default Azure Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) endpoint. ```hcl connection "azure_msi" { plugin = "azuread" tenant_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" client_id = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" enable_msi = true msi_endpoint = "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/identity/oauth2/token" } ``` ### Azure CLI If no credentials are specified and the SDK environment variables are not set, the plugin will use the active credentials from the `az` cli. You can run `az login` to set up these credentials. ```hcl connection "azuread" { plugin = "azuread" } ``` ### Credentials from Environment Variables The Azure AD plugin will use the standard Azure environment variables to obtain credentials **only if other arguments (`tenant_id`, `client_id`, `client_secret`, `certificate_path`, etc..) are not specified** in the connection: ```sh export AZURE_TENANT_ID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" export AZURE_ENVIRONMENT="AZUREPUBLICCLOUD" # Defaults to "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD". Valid environments are "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD", "AZURECHINACLOUD" and "AZUREUSGOVERNMENTCLOUD" export AZURE_CLIENT_ID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" export AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET="my plaintext secret" export AZURE_CERTIFICATE_PATH=path/to/file.pem export AZURE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD="my plaintext password" ``` ```hcl connection "azuread" { plugin = "azuread" } ```

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