Frequently Asked Questions
What is Intune Assistant?
Intune Assistant is a tool that helps Intune Administrators getting insights in their Intune environment.
Who built Intune Assistant?
Intune Assistant is built by Sander Rozemuller. He is a Microsoft MVP in the category security (Intune) and Windows & Devices (AVD).
You can find more information about him on his LinkedIn.
You can find his MVP profile here.
Is using Intune Assistant safe?
Yes, using Intune Assistant is a safe process.
It works under user context and connects to a tenant on behalf of the user.
What about the data?
Intune Assistant does NOT store any tenant sensitive data. It only reads the data from the tenant and displays it in the UI.
If you log out and close the browser, the data is gone.
How does it work?
Intune Assistant uses an app registration consented during the onboarding process. The app registration has only the needed READ permissions.
When a user logs in, the app registration is used under user context to get the data from the tenant.
For more information check the documentation
I read something about the Intune Assistant API?
That is great to hear! The Intune Assistant API is a sort of aggregation layer. The API harvests many Graph API endpoints and combines data to something that is useful.
In fact, the Intune Assistant API is just a data shipper that streamlines Graph data to the web interface as also the Intune CLI
What permissions does Intune Assistant need?
Intune Assistant relies on Graph API permission. The permissions in basic are READ permissions. For a full detailed overview check the permissions overview
Can I see more about the source code?
Yes, the web interface as the CLI source code is available at my GitHub. You can find the repo over here
I want to request a feature
That is great! In my repo there is a template available for requesting features. You can find it here.
Use it also for bugs or other issues.
Where can I find the documentation?
You can find the docs over here
Why is Intune Assistant a web interface only?
Intune Assistant is web interface because it helps users getting up to speed quick. Also not everyone has a subscription to store resources at.
Will Intune Assistant become available as a single instance to run at my own platform?
Yes, Intune Assistant will become available as a single instance to run at your own platform. It is on the roadmap but not yet available.