Connecting Torsion to Microsoft 365

Introduction subscribing to Torsion

Subscribe to either purchase Torsion or for a free 30-day free trial from our website 

https://torsionis.com

or directly from the Azure Marketplace

https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-gb/marketplace/apps/torsioninformationsecurity.torsion_is_001

Please keep in mind that you must sign in with the email address you used to sign up for Torsion. 

Logging into Torsion

After successfully logging into Torsion, you will be sent to the overview page  

Platform Connection

Choose Platform Connection to establish a secure connection to your Microsoft 365 environment.

Choose the Add Platform Connection option

Title

Name the Platform Connection

Choose Office 365 as the Type

Choose Torsions Activation mode 

These options affect how Torsion can interact with Storage Areas in your Platform, as new Storage Areas are found, Torsion will activate Torsion appropriately on them. 

Active Control 

Torsion will actively control permissions for users and information resources on the platform. 

Observe Only 

Torsion will observe permissions configurations and provide reporting and visibility functionality - but not modify anything on the platform. 

Suspended 

Torsion will not connect to the platform or provide any functionality for it. 

Select continue

Configuration

Select Connect to Office 365 

To connect Torsion to Microsoft 365, you must first sign in with the corresponding Global Admin account. 

You'll then be asked to accept the Permissions Request 

If the connection fails, you may need to retry and authenticate again. This is related to the manner in which Microsoft 365 constructs application permissions. 

Once this has connected select to continue  

Storage Areas

Torsion can now manage Storage Areas. Torsion's Active Control, Observe Only, and Suspend All options are available to you. 

Active Control 

Torsion will actively control permissions for users and information resources on the platform. 

Observe Only 

Torsion will observe permissions configurations and provide reporting and visibility functionality - but not modify anything on the platform. 

Suspended 

Torsion will not connect to the platform or provide any functionality for it.

Select continue

Details

The title, platform connection type, activation, storage areas activated, and last connection result are all displayed on the details page. 

Select continue to view the Platform Connections Page.