How to Fix: Restrict Security Group Creation
Step-by-step guide to implement restrict security group creation in your Microsoft 365 environment.
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15-20 minutes
Estimated Time
4
Steps
low
Severity
Recommended Secure
Baseline Level
Why This Matters
Security groups are used in access grants and policy targeting. If any user can create them, group sprawl and ungoverned access assignments follow, weakening least-privilege and complicating access reviews.
Prerequisites
- 1Global Administrator or appropriate admin role in Microsoft Entra ID
- 2Access to Microsoft Entra admin center (entra.microsoft.com)
Expected Configuration
- Non-admin users cannot create security groups
- Security group creation is restricted to administrators
- authorizationPolicy.defaultUserRolePermissions.allowedToCreateSecurityGroups is false
Remediation Steps
Review Current Configuration
Assess your current configuration in Microsoft Entra admin center.
- •Navigate to the relevant section in Entra admin center
- •Document current settings
- •Compare against expected state
Plan Implementation
Determine the changes needed to meet the expected configuration.
- •Review expected configuration requirements
- •Identify affected users or resources
- •Plan rollout strategy
Implement Changes
Apply the necessary configuration changes.
- •Make required configuration updates
- •Apply to appropriate scope
- •Document changes made
Validate and Monitor
Verify the changes are working as expected.
- •Run TrueConfig scan to verify compliance
- •Test affected functionality
- •Set up ongoing monitoring
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