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App Registration Secret Monitor

Track expiry dates for all Entra ID app registration secrets and certificates, alert before deadlines, and route rotation through approval-gated workflows with evidence.

IT administrators managing Entra ID app registrationsDevOps teams with service-to-service authentication dependenciesSecurity teams responsible for credential hygieneOrganizations with regulatory requirements for credential rotation
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Requires a Nuxari account. Installs as Draft — no changes until you enable it.

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What this template does

This automation job queries the Entra ID tenant for all app registrations and inventories every client secret and certificate credential, including its expiry date, owner, and associated application. It continuously evaluates the time-to-expiry for each credential and generates findings when credentials cross configurable warning thresholds (e.g., 60 days, 30 days, 14 days). Each finding includes a recommended rotation action and routes to an approver before any credential change is made.

When to use it

Use this template if your organization has more than a handful of Entra ID app registrations and you have experienced or want to prevent authentication failures caused by expired credentials. It is especially valuable when multiple teams manage different app registrations and there is no centralized visibility into expiry timelines.

How it works

01

Credential inventory

Nuxari queries Entra ID for all app registrations and collects every client secret and certificate credential with its expiry date, creation date, and display name.

02

Expiry evaluation

Each credential is evaluated against configurable warning thresholds. Credentials within the warning window surface as findings with severity based on time remaining.

03

Alert delivery

Findings trigger alerts to the configured notification channels — email, Slack, or Teams — with the credential name, application, expiry date, and recommended action.

04

Rotation approval

Rotation requests are routed to the configured approver. Approval confirms the rotation should proceed and is recorded with the approver identity and timestamp.

05

Rotation and validation

After approval, the credential rotation is executed and a new credential is created. The old credential is scheduled for removal. A validation check confirms the new credential is active.

What gets created in your tenant

Automation Job

App Registration Credential Scanner

A recurring job that inventories all Entra ID app registration credentials and evaluates their expiry status.

Findings Pipeline

Credential Expiry Findings

A findings queue populated by credentials approaching expiry, with severity based on time remaining.

Approval Workflow

Credential Rotation Approval

An approval gate for each credential rotation request, ensuring all changes are authorized.

Evidence Package Template

Credential Rotation Evidence

Structured evidence records for each inventory scan, finding, approval, and rotation action.

What evidence it produces

  • App registration credential inventory with expiry dates
  • Expiry timeline report per application
  • Alert delivery log with timestamps
  • Approval records for rotation actions
  • Post-rotation validation confirmation

Safety and approval model

Templates install as Draft / Disabled by default. No actions run until you explicitly enable the template after reviewing the configuration.

This template requires an approval decision before enabling. No execution occurs without a recorded approver sign-off.

This template installs in Draft state. No credential inventory scans run and no findings are generated until you connect the Entra ID connector and explicitly enable the job. Credential rotation requires approval and cannot be executed automatically. The job reads credential metadata only — it does not read or expose credential values. New credentials created during rotation are handled by Entra ID's credential management API and are not stored by Nuxari.

Customization options

  • Warning thresholds (days before expiry for each severity level)
  • Alert notification channels (email, Slack, Teams)
  • Scan frequency (daily or twice-daily)
  • Application scope (all registrations or a filtered list)
  • Approval chain per severity level
  • Automatic vs. manual rotation mode

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