Azure Information Protection sensitivity labels. Encryption labels created with "Assign permissions now": Microsoft Information Protection SDK does not allow to enumerate exactly which users listed

Question

Hello!

We are trying to classify protected content with AIP in organization. We use Microsoft Information Protection SDK Overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/information-protection/develop/overview#microsoft-information-protection-sdk the current version 1.12.101

An Administrator created multiple Azure Information Protection sensitivity labels. Encryption labels created with "Assign permissions now" and exactly which users get which permissions to content were defined. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/encryption-sensitivity-labels?view=o365-worldwide

Trying to automate classification I want to get exact list of users and their permissions. And I realized, that sensitivity labels created with option "Assign permissions now" stored in file metadata as template based and template Id is visible in ProtectionDescriptor structure

But it looks like Microsoft Information Protection SDK does not have API to get exactly which users get which permissions to content when a file protected with template.

I can see only UI description from IProtectionEngine.GetTemplates() in TemplateDescriptor:

How can I list users and their permissions for files with sensitivity labels with encryption created with template?

Answer 1

@Anonymous

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Answered by @Anonymous

Answer 2

Hello!

After consultation with MSFT support team final resolution to my question:

• It is not possible to get access to all users that have a specific label using the MIP SDK or Graph API. That can only be done using the admin portal when configuring a label.
• The SDK doesn’t have access to this information due to security and privacy policies.

Thanks!