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CDN Endpoint ReaderAzure built-in role

Can view CDN endpoints, but can't make changes.

Role ID871e35f6-b5c1-49cc-a043-bde969a0f2cd
CategoryNetworking
Actions9
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Cdn/edgenodes/read
Microsoft.Cdn/operationresults/*Every operation under Microsoft.Cdn/operationresults
Microsoft.Cdn/profiles/endpoints/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Cdn/profiles/endpoints
Microsoft.Cdn/profiles/afdendpoints/validateCustomDomain/action
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/readGets or lists deployments.
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Support/*Every operation under Microsoft.Support

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "CDN Endpoint Reader" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "CDN Endpoint Reader" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '871e35f6-b5c1-49cc-a043-bde969a0f2cd')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '871e35f6-b5c1-49cc-a043-bde969a0f2cd')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "871e35f6-b5c1-49cc-a043-bde969a0f2cd"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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