Microsoft Entra ID connector

This connector can be run in the cloud or using an on-premises connector server.

The Microsoft Entra ID connector, formerly Azure AD, gathers data about users and devices from Entra ID.

For information about what data is imported and how it is mapped, see Mapping (below).

In order to connect Entra ID to the Neurons Platform, you first need to create an application in Entra ID with a variety of permissions (listed below). All permissions must be approved with Grant admin consent. For information on creating the app, see Creating apps in Entra ID for Microsoft connectors.

These are application permissions (not delegated permissions).

Application.Read.All

Auditlog.Read.All

Device.Read.All

DeviceManagementServiceConfig.Read.All

DeviceManagementServiceConfig.ReadWrite.All

Directory.Read.All

Directory.ReadWrite.All

Reports.Read.All

User.Export.All

User.Read

User.Read.All

User.ReadWrite.All

To receive purchase order identifier data: DeviceManagementServiceConfig.Read.All

To use group filters (device and user) in Neurons: Group.Read.All

Options

An Entra ID connector has the following options:

  • Connector name: A name for the connector.
  • Connector server name: The name of the connector server that this connector is associated with. When running the connector in the cloud, this server needs to be the Cloud option in the list.

    Each connector can only be associated with one connector server. If you added this connector to a specific connector server (on the Connectors > Connector Servers page), this field will be populated for you. Otherwise, you can select the server from the list.
  • Directory (tenant) ID: The ID of the tenant you created in Entra ID.
  • Application (client) ID: The ID of the application you created in Entra ID.
  • Client secret: The client secret associated with the application you created in Entra ID.
  • Devices
    • Stale threshold: A threshold limits the amount of data that is gathered for Neurons. The connector will only import devices that have checked in or been updated during that period of time.
    • Join type: Import specific devices using a type filter. Supported values are: Microsoft Entra Registered, Microsoft Entra Joined, and Hybrid Microsoft Entra Joined.
    • Groups: Import specific devices using a group filter. Groups are created and maintained within Entra ID. You will need the Group.Read.All permission within your Entra ID app to use this filter in Neurons.
  • Users (Only users with an assigned Entra ID license will be imported into Neurons.)
    • Stale threshold: A threshold limits the amount of data that is gathered for Neurons. The connector will only import users that have checked in or been updated during that period of time.
    • Groups: Import specific users using a group filter. Groups are created and maintained within Entra ID. You will need the Group.Read.All permission within your Entra ID app to use this filter in Neurons.
    • Import SSO sign-in activity: An option to import SSO sign-in activity data from Entra ID. You will need the AuditLog.Read.All permission within your Entra ID app to import this data into Neurons.
  • Repeats: How often the connector should gather data.
  • Start time: The time of day the connector should start running. To minimize the impact on your network and applications, we recommend that connectors generally run at night or on weekends.
  • Active: Whether the connector is active or not. While the connector is active, it runs according to the schedule you create. If you clear the check box, the connector is inactive and will not gather data until the check box is enabled again and the connector is saved.
  • Action Credentials: The credentials Ivanti Neurons uses to perform actions and queries on device or people records. The types of available actions and queries will depend on your specific work environment.

For details on configuring or using connectors, see Setting up connectors.

Mapping

The data that this connector imports is mapped to target attributes in the Neurons Platform database.

For an overview of how the data imported by this connector is mapped to the Neurons target attributes, please download the CSV file using the button below.

Download mappings

For an overview of the Neurons target attributes per data type and the connector source attributes that are mapped to them, see Connector data mapping.