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    SaaS Security Administrator's Guide

    Onboard a Microsoft SharePoint App for Scans That Use Data Extraction

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    Onboard a Microsoft SharePoint App for Scans That Use Data Extraction

    Connect a Microsoft SharePoint instance to SSPM to detect posture risks.
    High-level configuration scanning across Office 365 products is available by onboarding the Office 365 app. Adding the Microsoft SharePoint app individually gives you greater visibility into Microsoft SharePoint settings.
    For SSPM to detect posture risks in your Microsoft SharePoint instance with more detail than the Office 365 app scan, you must onboard your Microsoft SharePoint instance to SSPM. Through the onboarding process, SSPM logs in to a Microsoft administrator account. SSPM uses this account to scan your Microsoft SharePoint instance for misconfigured settings. If there are misconfigured settings, SSPM suggests a remediation action based on best practices.
    There are two ways in which SSPM can scan your Microsoft Exchange instance. The following instructions describe how to enable SSPM to use data extraction techniques (also known as web scraping) to perform its configuration scans. You can follow alternative instructions that enable SSPM to use the Microsoft Graph API to perform its configuration scans.
    During the onboarding process, you will supply Microsoft SharePoint account credentials to SSPM. SSPM can access the account directly or through the Okta or Microsoft Azure identity providers. Having SSPM access the account through one of these identity providers requires MFA, which adds an extra layer of security.
    To onboard your Microsoft SharePoint instance, you complete the following actions:

    Collect Information for Connecting to Your Microsoft SharePoint Instance

    To access your Microsoft SharePoint instance, SSPM requires the following information, which you will specify during the onboarding process.
    ItemDescription
    UserThe username or email address of the administrator account. The format that you use can depend on whether SSPM will be logging in directly to your account or through an identity provider.
    Required Permissions: The user must be assigned to the Microsoft Global Admin role.
    PasswordThe password for the administrator account.
    If you are using Okta as your identity provider, you must provide SSPM with the following additional information:
    ItemDescription
    Okta subdomainThe Okta subdomain for your organization. The subdomain was included in the login URL that Okta assigned to your organization.
    Okta 2FA secretA key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for MFA.
    If you are using Azure Active Directory (AD) as your identity provider, you must provide SSPM with the following additional information:
    ItemDescription
    Azure 2FA secretA key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for MFA.
    As you complete the following steps, make note of the values of the items described in the preceding tables. You will need to enter these values during onboarding to access your Microsoft SharePoint instance from SSPM.
    1. Identify the Microsoft administrator account that SSPM will use to access your Microsoft SharePoint instance. The administrator must be assigned to the Microsoft Global Admin role.
    2. Determine whether you want SSPM to log in to the administrator account directly, or through an identity provider.
      Using an identity provider adds an extra layer of security by requiring MFA using one-time passcodes. You can use Okta or Microsoft Azure as the identity provider for accessing the administrator account. However, if you use an identity provider, SSPM requires more information for MFA.
      1. (For Okta log in) To access the administrator account through Okta:
        1. Identify your Okta subdomain.
        2. Generate and copy an MFA secret key.
      2. (For Microsoft Azure log in) To access the administrator account through Microsoft Azure:
        1. Enable third-party software OATH tokens for the administrator account.
        2. Configure the account for MFA and copy the MFA secret key.

    Connect SSPM to Your Microsoft SharePoint Instance

    By adding a Microsoft SharePoint app in SSPM, you enable SSPM to connect to your Microsoft SharePoint instance.
    1. From the Add Application page (Posture SecurityApplicationsAdd Application ), click the Microsoft SharePoint tile.
    2. Under posture security instances, Add Instance or, if there is already an instance configured, Add New instance.
    3. Specify how you want SSPM to connect to your Microsoft SharePoint instance. SSPM can Log in with Credentials, Log in with Okta, or Log in with Azure.
    4. When prompted, provide SSPM with the administrator credentials. If SSPM is connecting to the account through an identity provider, specify the information that SSPM needs for MFA.
    5. Connect.

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