Manage Enterprise Application Consents

Use this operation to review and manage consents for enterprise applications in the organization.

Role Requirements

Procedure Scope: Administrators

Required Group Membership: Admin.Security

Handbook Reference

Package: Identity Security

Domain: TBD

Modifies: TBD

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When to Perform this Operation

As Needed: Proactive or in Response to User/Security

Technical Description and Importance

Managing sanctioned enterprise application consents ensures that applications integrated with organizational environments align with operational and security requirements. By reviewing and acting on consent requests, you maintain control over which applications can access sensitive data and resources. Approving or denying consents helps enforce compliance with organizational data-sharing protocols and reduces the risk of unauthorized or malicious application access. Consistent management of consents also fosters a streamlined approval process for legitimate business applications while preventing unnecessary disruptions to users.

Management Options

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Review App Queue:

Purpose

Review pending application consent requests in the organization's app queue.

Use Case

A new application appears in the consent queue, and it must be assessed for security and operational impact.

Approve an App Request:

Purpose

Approve an application consent request to grant access to required resources.

Use Case

A verified application for a productivity tool requires approval to enable integration with Entra ID.

Deny an App Request:

Purpose

Deny an application consent request to block access to organizational resources.

Use Case

A suspicious or unauthorized application is identified in the app consent queue and must be blocked.

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Operation Action Target
Review App Queue Review Sanctioned Enterprise Applications
Approve an App Request Addition Sanctioned Enterprise Applications
Deny an App Request Removal Sanctioned Enterprise Applications

Review App Queue

This operation involves reviewing pending consent requests for applications in the app queue.

       1. App Consent Queue Review

Approve an App Request

This operation approves an application consent request, adding it to the sanctioned enterprise applications list.

       1. App Consent Queue Approval

Deny an App Request

This operation denies an application consent request, ensuring the application remains unsanctioned and unable to access resources.

       1. App Consent Queue Denial

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