Microsoft Intune · Endpoint Privilege Management

Endpoint Privilege Manager

Manages Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) policies in the Intune console. Full control over elevation rules and requests.

Scope: EPM policy and elevation request management

Permissions

  • Endpoint Privilege Management Policy Authoring - Full CRUD + Assign + View reports
  • Endpoint Privilege Management Elevation Requests - Modify + View
  • Managed devices - Read
  • Organization - Read

Common use cases

  • Creating EPM elevation rules
  • Approving/denying user elevation requests
  • Managing support-approved elevations
  • Configuring default elevation behavior

Best practices

  • Assign to security team managing least privilege
  • Document elevation rules and business justification
  • Review elevation reports regularly
  • Use with file hash rules for known applications

Security considerations

  • Controls which apps can run with admin rights
  • Can approve elevation requests for any user
  • Elevation rules affect device security posture

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