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Device Update AdministratorAzure built-in role

Gives you full access to management and content operations

Role ID02ca0879-e8e4-47a5-a61e-5c618b76e64a
CategoryInternet-of-things
Actions6
Data actions6

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 6 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Support/*Every operation under Microsoft.Support
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/readReturns the list of Device Update Accounts
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/readReturns the list of Device Update Instances

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/updates/readPerforms a read operation related to updates
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/updates/writePerforms a write operation related to updates
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/updates/deletePerforms a delete operation related to updates
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/management/readPerforms a read operation related to management
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/management/writePerforms a write operation related to management
Microsoft.DeviceUpdate/accounts/instances/management/deletePerforms a delete operation related to management

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 "Device Update Administrator" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Device Update Administrator" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '02ca0879-e8e4-47a5-a61e-5c618b76e64a')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '02ca0879-e8e4-47a5-a61e-5c618b76e64a')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "02ca0879-e8e4-47a5-a61e-5c618b76e64a"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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