INTUNE-023: Multi-admin approval for destructive device actions
- Platform
- Entra ID / M365
- Category
- Intune / Endpoint Management
- Severity
- Critical
- Zero Trust pillar
- Devices (weight 3)
- Golden fixtures
- 3
- Branch coverage
- Observed: fixtures prove the verdicts they exercise
- Provenance
- baseline
What it checks
Microsoft Intune supports multi-admin approval policies that require a second administrator to approve high-impact operations such as bulk device wipe, bulk device retire, and script deployments before they execute. Without multi-admin approval, a single compromised admin account can trigger mass device wipes across the entire organization. This check verifies that operation approval policies are configured to protect against destructive actions performed by a compromised or rogue admin account.
Recommended value
Multi-admin approval enabled for destructive operations including bulk device wipe, bulk device retire, and script deployment actions
Remediation
Navigate to Microsoft Intune admin center > Tenant administration > Multi-admin approval. Create an approval policy that requires a second admin to approve destructive operations. At minimum, enable approval for: Bulk device actions (Wipe, Retire, Delete), Apps deployment to large groups, and Script deployments. Assign an approval group containing trusted senior administrators who will review and approve these requests. Consider implementing an expedited approval process for emergency scenarios.
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 |
| throttled | Not Assessed |
Framework mappings
- NIST SP 800-53
- AC-3, AC-6, CM-5
- CIS Benchmark
- 16.7
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1485, T1561