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UserAuthMethod-External.ReadWrite.AllMicrosoft Graph permission · High risk

Allows the application to read and write external authentication methods of all users in your organization, without a signed-in user. This does not allow the app to see secret information like passwords, or to sign-in or otherwise use the authentication methods.

Application permission

High risk

Read and write all users' external authentication methods. Allows the application to read and write external authentication methods of all users in your organization, without a signed-in user. This does not allow the app to see secret information like passwords, or to sign-in or otherwise use the authentication methods.

IDc7a22c2e-5b01-4129-8159-6c8be2c78f16
ConsentAlways needs admin consent
RiskCan change data across the whole tenant.

Delegated permission

High risk

Read and write all users' external methods.. Allows the app to read and write external authentication methods of all users in your organization that the signed-in user has access to. This does not allow the app to see secret information like passwords, or to sign-in or otherwise use the authentication methods.

ID9d91805d-0f53-43e3-a0f3-303ad4f3056f
ConsentNeeds admin consent
RiskCan change data across the whole tenant.

Grant it to an app

In the portal: App registrations › your app › API permissions › Add a permission › Microsoft Graph › Application permissions, then grant admin consent. Or with Graph PowerShell:

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Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All", "AppRoleAssignment.ReadWrite.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
$app   = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '<your app's client id>'"
New-MgServicePrincipalAppRoleAssignment -ServicePrincipalId $app.Id `
    -PrincipalId $app.Id -ResourceId $graph.Id -AppRoleId "c7a22c2e-5b01-4129-8159-6c8be2c78f16"

Ask for it when signing in

Delegated permissions act as the signed-in user, so the app can never do more than that user can.

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Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "UserAuthMethod-External.ReadWrite.All"

Which apps already have it?

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# Apps that hold UserAuthMethod-External.ReadWrite.All as an application permission
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
Get-MgServicePrincipalAppRoleAssignedTo -ServicePrincipalId $graph.Id -All |
    Where-Object AppRoleId -eq "c7a22c2e-5b01-4129-8159-6c8be2c78f16" |
    Select-Object PrincipalDisplayName, PrincipalId, CreatedDateTime
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# Apps with delegated consent for UserAuthMethod-External.ReadWrite.All
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Application.Read.All", "Directory.Read.All"
$graph = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter "appId eq '00000003-0000-0000-c000-000000000000'"
Get-MgOauth2PermissionGrant -All |
    Where-Object { $_.ResourceId -eq $graph.Id -and ($_.Scope -split " ") -contains "UserAuthMethod-External.ReadWrite.All" } |
    Select-Object ClientId, ConsentType, PrincipalId

Other UserAuthMethod-External permissions

Check every app in your tenant → Permission explainer