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Microsoft Sentinel - User Guide

In this article, you will understand step by step how to easily integrate with Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM and SOAR platform that collects, analyzes, and responds to security data across an organization using AI and automation.

Required Permissions

  • The Log Analytics Reader role is required to enable full API access to the Log Analytics Workspace.

  • The Data.Read permission on the Log Analytics API is required.

Scytale follows the least-privilege principle, limiting permission scopes strictly to what's required for audit evidence collection.

How to Connect

  1. In Scytale, go to 'Integrations'.

  2. Search for Microsoft Sentinel and select 'Connect'.

  3. Paste your directory (tenant) ID, application (client) ID, client secret value, workspace ID & subscription ID.

  4. Add a connection name — this will be used to differentiate between your connections — and then select 'Connect'.

You have now successfully connected to Microsoft Sentinel.

How to Generate Credentials in Microsoft Sentinel

  1. Log in to the Azure portal and go to Microsoft Entra ID.

  2. In the left menu, select 'App registrations' and then 'New registration'.

  3. Enter a name for the application — for example, scytale-integration — and then select 'Register'.

    Note: If you already created an application for Microsoft Defender for Cloud or another Microsoft integration, you can reuse it.

  4. Copy the application (client) ID and the directory (tenant) ID.

  5. In the application, go to 'Certificates & secrets' and select 'New client secret'.

  6. Set an expiry and then select 'Add'.

  7. Copy the secret value immediately.

    Note: The secret value is displayed only once.

  8. In the application, go to 'API Permissions', select 'Add a permission', open the 'APIs my organization uses' tab, and search for 'Log Analytics'.

  9. Add the Data.Read permission and then select 'Grant admin consent'.

  10. Go to 'Log Analytics Workspaces' and select '+ Create', then set the subscription, resource group, name, and region.

  11. Search for Microsoft Sentinel, select '+ Create', select your workspace, and then select 'Add'.

  12. In Microsoft Sentinel, go to 'Data Connectors' and enable the relevant connectors — for example, Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Activity.

  13. On the workspace, go to 'Access Control (IAM)', select 'Add role assignment', and assign the Log Analytics Reader role to the application.

  14. On the subscription, go to 'Access Control (IAM)', select 'Add role assignment', and assign the Reader role to the application.

  15. Go to 'Log Analytics Workspaces', open your workspace, select 'Overview', and copy the workspace ID.

  16. Go to 'Subscriptions', open your subscription, and copy the subscription ID.

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