SharePoint / SharePoint/sp-dev-docs

Granting access via Entra ID Application Permissions does not provide least privilege guidelines

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Since Dec 17, 2025.

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Documentation issue / typo

What SharePoint development model, framework, SDK or API is this about?

💥 SharePoint Framework

Target SharePoint environment

SharePoint Online

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Issue description

Page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/security-apponly-azuread

Hi team,

This page does not provide any guidance for using Sites.Selected, only full tenant wide access, which is not following best security practices.

It would benefit the community to provide a zero trust, least privilege method of providing access using Sites.Selected.

Thank you,

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