Microsoft Entra ID · M365 & Platform Services
Message Center Reader
Can read messages and updates for their organization in Office 365 Message Center only.
Scope: Read-only access to Microsoft 365 Message Center communications
Permissions
- Read Message Center posts
- Receive weekly email digests
- Share Message Center posts
- View basic directory information
- Access to groups and domains info
Common use cases
- Tracking M365 service updates
- Change communication awareness
- Proactive planning for updates
- Sharing updates with stakeholders
- Advisory monitoring
Best practices
- Review Message Center weekly
- Share relevant updates with teams
- Track major change announcements
- Plan for upcoming changes
- Subscribe to important categories
Security considerations
- Read-only role with no modification ability
- Message Center may contain roadmap info
- No access to security messages (use Privacy Reader)