Managing OAuth applications with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps allows you to manage OAuth apps for your organization. OAuth apps are third-party applications that access your organization’s data using OAuth tokens. But what is an OAuth app?

OAuth (short for Open Authorization) is a standard protocol that allows users to grant third-party applications access to their resources without sharing their credentials. An OAuth app, also known as an OAuth client, is a third-party application that uses OAuth to access protected resources on behalf of the user. When a user grants an OAuth app access, the app receives an access token that allows it to access specific resources, such as data or services, without the user having to share their username and password. This access token is typically short-lived and can be revoked by the user at any time.

OAuth apps are commonly used by cloud services and web applications to access user data stored...