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Why SkyFormation G Suite Connector Impersonate an Admin

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Nadav Lavy (Greenberg)
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Preface

SkyFormation G Suite cloud connector impersonate a user to perform some of its events retrieval functions. The guide below explain why.

Explanation

SkyFormation G Suite cloud connector needs to interact with the Google Admin SDK Reports API to retrieve audit events.
According to Google see https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/reports/v1/guides/delegation:
 
g_suite_admin_api_right_needed.png
 
Therefore the service account used by the SkyFormation G Suite cloud connector will impersonate to one of the G Suite users with the needed privilege.
 
 

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