High

Applications using implicit grant flow

Identifies app registrations using the deprecated implicit grant OAuth flow.

Category
Application Security
Default severity
High
Rule key
CHECK_APP_IMPLICIT_GRANT
Last updated

How to fix it

Migrate applications from implicit grant to authorization code flow with PKCE. Implicit grant is deprecated and less secure.

Required Microsoft Graph permissions

EntraAnalyzer needs the following read-only Graph permissions to evaluate this rule:

  • Application.Read.All

Further reading

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