Description:
Verifies that non-admin users cannot create security groups in Microsoft Entra ID.
Why:
CIS M365 Foundations Benchmark v6 §5.1.3.2 (L1) requires that non-admin users cannot create security groups in Microsoft Entra ID. User-created groups can later be used for Conditional Access exclusions, app access lists, and SharePoint sharing, so unrestricted group creation increases the risk of inappropriate access.
Configured: Non-admin users cannot create security groups.
Not Configured: Non-admin users can create security groups.
Scoring: Contributes up to 1 point to the Posture Recommendations score.
Category: Identity
Microsoft Licensing: Works with Basic licensing
Secure Score Impact: Not verified. No Microsoft Secure Score control could be confirmed for this setting from published sources. See the note in README.md before publishing this field.
Remediation in Augmentt: Guided remediation steps (Instructions tab)
Compliance Frameworks:
CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v6 (Level 1) — 5.1.3.2
CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v7 (Level 1) — 5.1.3.1
CIS Controls v8 — 3.3
CIS Controls v8.1 — 3.3
Microsoft documentation:
_KB status: new — this check is not yet documented in the knowledge base._
_Source: Augmentt native check, aligned to the CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark. Check ID AUG.CIS.M365.5.1.3.2 (module 1085)._
Sourced for this page:
Secure Score — No Microsoft Secure Score control name is published for this setting and Augmentt does not read one.
Draft metadata — apply these as Stonly tags in the console, then delete this block. The Stonly API cannot set tags, so they are recorded here instead.
Tags: posture-check · compliance-audit · Microsoft Entra ID · Identity · M365 Basic · CIS M365 v6 L1 · CIS M365 v7 L1 · CIS v8 · CIS v8.1