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Data Box ReaderAzure built-in role

Lets you manage Data Box Service except creating order or editing order details and giving access to others.

Role ID028f4ed7-e2a9-465e-a8f4-9c0ffdfdc027
CategoryStorage
Actions10
Data actions0

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Databox/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Databox
Microsoft.Databox/jobs/listsecrets/action
Microsoft.Databox/jobs/listcredentials/actionLists the unencrypted credentials related to the order.
Microsoft.Databox/locations/availableSkus/actionThis method returns the list of available skus.
Microsoft.Databox/locations/validateInputs/actionThis method does all type of validations.
Microsoft.Databox/locations/regionConfiguration/actionThis method returns the configurations for the region.
Microsoft.Databox/locations/validateAddress/actionValidates the shipping address and provides alternate addresses if any.
Microsoft.ResourceHealth/availabilityStatuses/readGets the availability statuses for all resources in the specified scope
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 "Data Box Reader" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Data Box Reader" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '028f4ed7-e2a9-465e-a8f4-9c0ffdfdc027')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '028f4ed7-e2a9-465e-a8f4-9c0ffdfdc027')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "028f4ed7-e2a9-465e-a8f4-9c0ffdfdc027"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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