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title: Microsoft module
description: This is a module for ingesting data from the different Microsoft Products. Currently supports these filesets: defender_atp fileset: Supports Microsoft...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/filebeat-module-microsoft
---

# Microsoft module
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This is a module for ingesting data from the different Microsoft Products. Currently supports these filesets:
- `defender_atp` fileset: Supports Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (Microsoft Defender ATP)
- `m365_defender` fileset: Supports Microsoft 365 Defender (Microsoft Threat Protection)

When you run the module, it performs a few tasks under the hood:
- Sets the default paths to the log files (but don’t worry, you can override the defaults)
- Makes sure each multiline log event gets sent as a single event
- Uses an Elasticsearch ingest pipeline to parse and process the log lines, shaping the data into a structure suitable for visualizing in Kibana
- Deploys dashboards for visualizing the log data

<tip>
  Read the [quick start](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/filebeat-installation-configuration) to learn how to configure and run modules.
</tip>


## Configure the module

You can further refine the behavior of the `microsoft` module by specifying [variable settings](#microsoft-settings) in the `modules.d/microsoft.yml` file, or overriding settings at the command line.
You must enable at least one fileset in the module. **Filesets are disabled by default.**

### Variable settings

Each fileset has separate variable settings for configuring the behavior of the module. If you don’t specify variable settings, the `microsoft` module uses the defaults.
For advanced use cases, you can also override input settings. See [Override input settings](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/advanced-settings).
<tip>
  When you specify a setting at the command line, remember to prefix the setting with the module name, for example, `microsoft.defender_atp.var.paths` instead of `defender_atp.var.paths`.
</tip>


### `m365_defender` fileset settings

To configure access for Filebeat to Microsoft 365 Defender you will have to create a new Azure Application registration, this will again return Oauth tokens with access to the Microsoft 365 Defender API
The procedure to create an application is found on the below link:
[Create a new Azure Application](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/mtp/api-create-app-web?view=o365-worldwide#create-an-app)
When giving the application the API permissions described in the documentation (Incident.Read.All) it will only grant access to read Incidents from 365 Defender and nothing else in the Azure Domain.
After the application has been created, it should contain 3 values that you need to apply to the module configuration.
These values are:
- Client ID
- Client Secret
- Tenant ID

Example config:
```yaml
- module: microsoft
  m365_defender:
    enabled: true
    var.oauth2.client.id: "123abc-879546asd-349587-ad64508"
    var.oauth2.client.secret: "980453~-Sg99gedf"
    var.oauth2.token_url: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/INSERT-TENANT-ID/oauth2/v2.0/token"
    var.oauth2.scopes:
      - "https://api.security.microsoft.com/.default"
```

<definitions>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.client.id">
    This is the client ID related to creating a new application on Azure.
  </definition>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.client.secret">
    The secret related to the client ID.
  </definition>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.token_url">
    A predefined URL towards the Oauth2 service for Microsoft. The URL should always be the same with the exception of the Tenant ID that needs to be added to the full URL.
  </definition>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.scopes">
    A list of included scopes, should use .default unless different is specified.
  </definition>
</definitions>


### 365 Defender ECS fields

This is a list of 365 Defender fields that are mapped to ECS.

| 365 Defender Fields                | ECS Fields            |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| lastUpdateTime                     | @timestamp            |
| severity                           | event.severity        |
| createdTime                        | event.created         |
| alerts.category                    | threat.technique.name |
| alerts.description                 | rule.description      |
| alerts.serviceSource               | event.provider        |
| alerts.alertId                     | event.id              |
| alerts.firstActivity               | event.start           |
| alerts.lastActivity                | event.end             |
| alerts.title                       | message               |
| entities.processId                 | process.pid           |
| entities.processCommandLine        | process.command_line  |
| entities.processCreationTime       | process.start         |
| entities.parentProcessId           | process.parent.pid    |
| entities.parentProcessCreationTime | process.parent.start  |
| entities.sha1                      | file.hash.sha1        |
| entities.sha256                    | file.hash.sha256      |
| entities.url                       | url.full              |
| entities.filePath                  | file.path             |
| entities.fileName                  | file.name             |
| entities.userPrincipalName         | host.user.name        |
| entities.domainName                | host.user.domain      |
| entities.aadUserId                 | host.user.id          |


### `defender_atp` fileset settings

To allow the filebeat module to ingest data from the Microsoft Defender API, you would need to create a new application on your Azure domain.
The procedure to create an application is found on the below link:
[Create a new Azure Application](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/exposed-apis-create-app-webapp)
When giving the application the API permissions described in the documentation (Windows Defender ATP Alert.Read.All) it will only grant access to read alerts from ATP and nothing else in the Azure Domain.
After the application has been created, it should contain 3 values that you need to apply to the module configuration.
These values are:
- Client ID
- Client Secret
- Tenant ID

Example config:
```yaml
- module: microsoft
  defender_atp:
    enabled: true
    var.oauth2.client.id: "123abc-879546asd-349587-ad64508"
    var.oauth2.client.secret: "980453~-Sg99gedf"
    var.oauth2.token_url: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/INSERT-TENANT-ID/oauth2/token"
```

<definitions>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.client.id">
    This is the client ID related to creating a new application on Azure.
  </definition>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.client.secret">
    The secret related to the client ID.
  </definition>
  <definition term="var.oauth2.token_url">
    A predefined URL towards the Oauth2 service for Microsoft. The URL should always be the same with the exception of the Tenant ID that needs to be added to the full URL.
  </definition>
</definitions>


### Defender ATP ECS fields

This is a list of Defender ATP fields that are mapped to ECS.

| Defender ATP Fields                | ECS Fields            |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| alertCreationTime                  | @timestamp            |
| aadTenantId                        | cloud.account.id      |
| category                           | threat.technique.name |
| computerDnsName                    | host.hostname         |
| description                        | rule.description      |
| detectionSource                    | observer.name         |
| evidence.fileName                  | file.name             |
| evidence.filePath                  | file.path             |
| evidence.processId                 | process.pid           |
| evidence.processCommandLine        | process.command_line  |
| evidence.processCreationTime       | process.start         |
| evidence.parentProcessId           | process.parent.pid    |
| evidence.parentProcessCreationTime | process.parent.start  |
| evidence.sha1                      | file.hash.sha1        |
| evidence.sha256                    | file.hash.sha256      |
| evidence.url                       | url.full              |
| firstEventTime                     | event.start           |
| id                                 | event.id              |
| lastEventTime                      | event.end             |
| machineId                          | cloud.instance.id     |
| relatedUser.userName               | host.user.name        |
| relatedUser.domainName             | host.user.domain      |
| title                              | message               |
| severity                           | event.severity        |


## Dashboards

This module comes with a sample dashboard for Defender ATP.
![filebeat defender atp overview](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/images/filebeat-defender-atp-overview.png)
The best way to view Defender ATP events and alert data is in the SIEM.
![siem alerts cs](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/images/siem-alerts-cs.jpg)
For alerts, go to Detections → External alerts.
![siem events cs](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/images/siem-events-cs.jpg)
And for all other Defender ATP event types, go to Host → Events.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the module, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/beats/filebeat/exported-fields-microsoft) section.