Secure WebHook delivery with Microsoft Entra user in Azure Event Grid

This script provides the configuration to deliver events to HTTPS endpoints protected by Microsoft Entra user using Azure Event Grid.

Here are the high level steps from the script:

1. Create a service principal for Microsoft.EventGrid if it doesn't already exist.
2. Create a role named AzureEventGridSecureWebhookSubscriber in the Microsoft Entra app for your Webhook.
3. Add service principal of user who is creating the subscription to the AzureEventGridSecureWebhookSubscriber role.
4. Add service principal of Microsoft.EventGrid to the AzureEventGridSecureWebhookSubscriber.

Get Microsoft.EventGrid application ID

1. Navigate to Azure portal.

2. In the search bar, type Microsoft.EventGrid, and then select Microsoft.EventGrid (Service Principal) in the drop-down list.

   

3. On the Microsoft.EventGrid page, note down or copy the Application ID to the clipboard.

4. In the following script, set the $eventGridAppId variable to this value before running it.

Sample script

# NOTE: Before run this script ensure you are logged in Azure by using "az login" command.

$eventGridAppId = "[REPLACE_WITH_EVENT_GRID_APP_ID]"
$webhookAppObjectId = "[REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_ID]"
$eventSubscriptionWriterUserPrincipalName = "[REPLACE_WITH_USER_PRINCIPAL_NAME_OF_THE_USER_WHO_WILL_CREATE_THE_SUBSCRIPTION]"

# Start execution
try {

    # Creates an application role of given name and description

    Function CreateAppRole([string] $Name, [string] $Description)
    {
        $appRole = New-Object Microsoft.Graph.PowerShell.Models.MicrosoftGraphAppRole
        $appRole.AllowedMemberTypes = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
        $appRole.AllowedMemberTypes += "Application";
        $appRole.AllowedMemberTypes += "User";
        $appRole.DisplayName = $Name
        $appRole.Id = New-Guid
        $appRole.IsEnabled = $true
        $appRole.Description = $Description
        $appRole.Value = $Name;

        return $appRole
    }

    # Creates Azure Event Grid Microsoft Entra Application if not exists
    # You don't need to modify this id
    # But Azure Event Grid Microsoft Entra Application Id is different for different clouds
   
    $eventGridSP = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter ("appId eq '" + $eventGridAppId + "'")
    if ($eventGridSP.DisplayName -match "Microsoft.EventGrid")
    {
        Write-Host "The Event Grid Microsoft Entra Application is already defined.`n"
    } else {
        Write-Host "Creating the Azure Event Grid Microsoft Entra Application"
        $eventGridSP = New-MgServicePrincipal -AppId $eventGridAppId
    }

    # Creates the Azure app role for the webhook Microsoft Entra application
    $eventGridRoleName = "AzureEventGridSecureWebhookSubscriber" # You don't need to modify this role name

    $app = Get-MgApplication -ApplicationId $webhookAppObjectId 
    $appRoles = $app.AppRoles

    Write-Host "Microsoft Entra App roles before addition of the new role..."
    Write-Host $appRoles.DisplayName
    
    if ($appRoles.DisplayName -match $eventGridRoleName)
    {
        Write-Host "The Azure Event Grid role is already defined.`n"
    } else {      
        Write-Host "Creating the Azure Event Grid role in Microsoft Entra Application: " $webhookAppObjectId
        $newRole = CreateAppRole -Name $eventGridRoleName -Description "Azure Event Grid Role"
        $appRoles += $newRole
        Update-MgApplication -ApplicationId $webhookAppObjectId -AppRoles $appRoles
    }

    Write-Host "Microsoft Entra App roles after addition of the new role..."
    Write-Host $appRoles.DisplayName

    # Creates the user role assignment for the user who will create event subscription

    $servicePrincipal = Get-MgServicePrincipal -Filter ("appId eq '" + $app.AppId + "'")

    try
    {
        Write-Host "Creating the Microsoft Entra App Role assignment for user: " $eventSubscriptionWriterUserPrincipalName
        $eventSubscriptionWriterUser = Get-MgUser -UserId $eventSubscriptionWriterUserPrincipalName
        $eventGridAppRole = $app.AppRoles | Where-Object -Property "DisplayName" -eq -Value $eventGridRoleName
        New-MgUserAppRoleAssignment -UserId $eventSubscriptionWriterUser.Id -PrincipalId $eventSubscriptionWriterUser.Id -ResourceId $servicePrincipal.Id  -AppRoleId $eventGridAppRole.Id 
    }
    catch
    {
        if( $_.Exception.Message -like '*Permission being assigned already exists on the object*')
        {
            Write-Host "The Microsoft Entra User Application role is already defined.`n"
        }
        else
        {
            Write-Error $_.Exception.Message
        }
        Break
    }

    # Creates the service app role assignment for Event Grid Microsoft Entra Application

    $eventGridAppRole = $app.AppRoles | Where-Object -Property "DisplayName" -eq -Value $eventGridRoleName
    New-MgServicePrincipalAppRoleAssignment -ServicePrincipalId $eventGridSP.Id -PrincipalId $eventGridSP.Id  -ResourceId $servicePrincipal.Id -AppRoleId $eventGridAppRole.Id
    
    # Print output references for backup

    Write-Host ">> Webhook's Microsoft Entra Application Id: $($app.AppId)"
    Write-Host ">> Webhook's Microsoft Entra Application Object Id: $($app.Id)"
}
catch {
  Write-Host ">> Exception:"
  Write-Host $_
  Write-Host ">> StackTrace:"  
  Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
}

Script explanation

For more information, see Secure WebHook delivery with Microsoft Entra ID in Azure Event Grid.