Integrate a new Microsoft SharePoint Online Source (Beta)

GitGuardian securely connects to your Microsoft 365 environment using a Microsoft Entra ID Entreprise application with read-only access to your SharePoint sites and drives.

GitGuardian also integrates with Microsoft OneDrive integration. The SharePoint integration will only scans for content available in SharePoint online. Please consider using the OneDrive integration to scan any end-users (private or shared) content.

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Plan requirements: Available for GitGuardian Business and Enterprise plans. Try it for free with a 30-day trial - any detected incidents remain accessible after the trial ends.
Detector coverage: To minimize false positives, the Generic High Entropy Secret and Generic Password are disabled. All other detectors are enabled.

Prerequisites: To enable the integration you will need:

• Owner or Manager account on your GitGuardian Dashboard
• Microsoft 365 Administrator or SharePoint Administrator permissions in your tenant.

Integration with GitGuardian SaaS

1. Prepare your environment

   • Ensure you have an administrator account on your Microsoft 365 organization, with the necessary permissions to install Microsoft Entra ID Enterprise applications.

2. Install the integration

   • Navigate to Sources integration
   • Find Microsoft SharePoint in the File Storage section. You may use the search bar to quickly find the integration.
   • Click Install

   

3. Authorize GitGuardian

   • Click Install on the integration page
   • Select your Microsoft 365 administrator account when prompted
   • Review and accept the requested permissions

   

That's it! GitGuardian immediately begins scanning your sites pages and files history and starts monitoring for new secrets.

Customizing your monitored perimeter

Microsoft SharePoint Online integration offers flexible perimeter control:

• Drive-level selection: Choose which specific SharePoint sites to monitor, giving you precise control over your scanning scope.
• Granular management: Add or remove individual drives or sites from monitoring without affecting your entire tenant integration.

To customize your perimeter:

1. Navigate to your integration settings
2. Use the checkboxes to enable or disable monitoring for specific locations, e.g. entire sites or specific nested site or drives.
3. Click on Save to apply your changes.
4. Changes take effect immediately for new scans.

Sharepoint Online integration also offers the ability to automatically add sources to your monitored perimeter. While this feature assures you complete peace of mind as the perimeter evolve, it may also scan content from sites, pages, or drives that you may not want to scan. Please consider all downsides carefully before enabling this feature.

Understanding scanning capabilities

Historical scanning

Uncover your secret debt: When you first integrate SharePoint Online, GitGuardian performs a comprehensive scan of your entire file history, based on the customized perimeter. This reveals secrets that may have been exposed weeks, months, or even years ago - helping you address your existing security debt.

Real-time scanning

Catch new exposures: Once integrated, GitGuardian continuously monitors your SharePoint sites and files. Any new or modified files containing secrets are detected promptly, allowing you to respond quickly to new exposures.

Comprehensive file support

GitGuardian integration supports a various range of files type:

1. Text and code files:

• Source code (.py, .js, .java, .cpp, .cs, .rb, .go, .php, etc.)
• Configuration files (.yaml, .json, .xml, .ini, .conf, .properties, etc.)
• Documentation (.txt, .md, .rst, .log, etc.)

2. Office documents:

• Microsoft Office (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .doc, .xls, .ppt)
• OpenOffice/LibreOffice (.odt, .ods, .odp)
• Rich text formats (.rtf)
• Others (.epub)

3. Archive and compressed files (experimental):

• Archive formats (.zip, .7z, .rar, .tar, .gz, .tgz or .tar.gz, .bz2, .tbz2 or .tar.bz2, .xz, .txz or .tar.xz, .ar, .cpio, .pack)
• Container images (through .tar extensions)

4. Other document formats:

• PDF documents (.pdf)
• Email formats (.eml, .msg)
• Web files (.html, .css)

File size considerations: Large files are skipped to maintain optimal performance. Size thresholds are as follows:

• 100 MB for any text file type.
• 500 MB for PDFs.
• 1 GB for any other file type listed.

Managing your integration

Monitor integration health

Track your scanning progress and integration status from the integration dashboard.

Integration maintenance

If you need to modify your integration settings or troubleshoot connectivity issues, access the management interface through Sources integration.

Uninstalling the integration

While our goal is to help you maintain comprehensive security coverage, you may uninstall the integration whenever necessary:

1. Navigate to Sources integration
2. Click Edit next to Microsoft SharePoint Online
3. Click Configure
4. Click the delete icon next to your tenant
5. Confirm the removal

Note: Removing the integration preserves your incident history but stops future scanning. To completely remove the GitGuardian app from Azure, delete it from your Entra ID registered applications.

Current considerations

While SharePoint Online integration offers comprehensive coverage, here are some current considerations:

• Team access: Users must be in the 'All-incidents' team to view SharePoint incidents (enhanced team management coming in future updates).
• Source visibility: All sources appear as private in the UI.
• Incident context: Secret matches are shown in incident details, with full file context previews planned for upcoming versions.
• Archive path: While archives scanning are supported, the complete path of the file in the archive will not be provided in the incident detail. Only the archive name (capability coming in future updates).

Privacy and compliance

Data handling

GitGuardian processes your files solely to detect exposed secrets:

• Read-only access: We ever modify your files or SharePoint structure.
• Minimal data retention: We store only data and metadata necessary for incident management.
• Encryption: All data in transit and at rest is encrypted.
• Compliance: We follow the same data protection standards as our other integrations.

Regional considerations

Ensure your GitGuardian deployment region aligns with your data residency requirements. Contact support if you need guidance on compliance with local regulations.

User notification

Country-specific laws and regulations may require you to inform your Microsoft 365 users that your SharePoint sites and files are being scanned for secrets. Here is a suggestion for a message you may want to use:

As part of our internal information security process, the company scans the SharePoint sites files for potential secrets leaks using GitGuardian. All data collected will be processed for the purpose of detecting potential leaks. To find out more about how we manage your personal data and to exercise your rights, please refer to our employee/partner privacy notice. Please note that only sites and files relating to the company's activity and business may be monitored and that users shall refrain from sharing personal or sensitive data not relevant to the site's or file's purpose.