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Azure VMs Smart List Configuration Guide

1. Introduction​

  • A valid Client ID, Client Secret, Tenant ID and Subscription ID is required in order to access Azure VMs.

2. Prerequisites​

  • Azure console access to set up credentials.

3. Azure VMs Smart List Setup Guide​

3.1. Get Config Parameters​

Gather the following info from the Azure environment

Note: Please ensure that you collect the information from the directory where your Azure VM is deployed. If you are currently in another directory, kindly switch to the appropriate one.

Tenant ID:

Subscription ID:

3.2. Create Entra App for Sentinel​

3.2.1. Get Client ID & Client Secret​

For Client ID and Client Secret, we need to create an Entra app

  • Documentation links for the same:

    • Create a Microsoft Entra application and service principal that can access resources
    • Create a new application secret.

or follow the guide below with screenshot reference

Note: Please copy the client secret value, as it will only be displayed once and will not be visible again. If you lose this value, you will need to create a new client secret.

3.2.2. Assign Roles​

  • Go to Subscriptions Overview Page
  • Select the Access Control (IAM) and click on Add Role Assignments
  • Select Virtual Machine Contributor (Fetch the VM details from the ) and click Next
  • Click on Select Members
  • Add the application created in 3.2.1.
  • Click on Review + Assign

4. FAQs and Troubleshooting​