EIDTNT-002: User Settings Review
- Platform
- Entra ID / M365
- Category
- Entra ID Tenant Configuration
- Severity
- High
- Zero Trust pillar
- Governance (weight 2)
- Golden fixtures
- 3
- Branch coverage
- Observed: fixtures prove the verdicts they exercise
- Provenance
- baseline
What it checks
Tenant-wide user settings control whether standard users can register applications, consent to applications accessing company data, create security groups, and read other users' directory information. Overly permissive user settings enable shadow IT, unauthorized application integrations, and group sprawl that expand the attack surface. These settings should be restricted to prevent standard users from performing actions that should require administrative oversight.
Recommended value
Users cannot register applications, user consent restricted to verified publishers, group creation limited to authorized users
Remediation
Navigate to Entra ID > User settings and review each setting. Disable 'Users can register applications' to prevent uncontrolled app registration sprawl. Restrict user consent settings to allow consent only for apps from verified publishers with low-risk permissions. Limit who can create Microsoft 365 groups and security groups to designated administrators or group owners.
Fixture-proven verdicts
Every verdict below is proven by a golden fixture in the module's gating test suite. This table derives from the last green run; it cannot be edited by hand.
| Scenario | Expected verdict |
|---|---|
| clean | PASS |
| known-bad | FAIL |
| no-data | Not Assessed |
Framework mappings
- CISA SCuBA
- MS.AAD.5.1v1
- NIST SP 800-53
- AC-6
- CIS M365 Benchmark
- 1.3