Microsoft Entra ID · Teams Communication
Teams External Collaboration Administrator
Manages external collaboration policies and settings for Teams, including configuring external domains and controlling which groups and users can interact with the organization.
Scope: External collaboration and federation settings within Microsoft Teams
Permissions
- Configure external access domains for Teams
- Manage external collaboration policies
- Control which groups can communicate externally
- Configure guest access settings for Teams
- Manage cross-organization communication settings
- Set external sharing policies for Teams
Common use cases
- Configuring approved external domains for Teams federation
- Managing B2B collaboration policies for Teams
- Controlling external meeting and chat access
- Setting up cross-organization collaboration securely
- Restricting external communication to specific groups
Best practices
- Maintain an allowlist of approved external domains
- Regularly audit external collaboration settings
- Coordinate with security team on external access policies
- Document approved external collaboration partners
- Use sensitivity labels to protect shared content
Security considerations
- External collaboration opens data sharing channels — requires careful policy design
- Misconfiguration could expose internal data to unauthorized external parties
- Monitor external collaboration patterns for anomalies
- Coordinate with DLP policies for external sharing