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License Missing Licenses Required For Highly Privileged Account
High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Asset management domain.
Highly privileged account (e.g., Global Admin) is missing licenses required by the security baseline. These accounts need maximum protection features enabled Global Admins and similar roles without E5/P2 licenses bypass risk-based CA, PIM, and Identity Protection entirely Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Highly privileged account (e.g., Global Admin) is missing licenses required by the security baseline. These accounts need maximum protection features enabled
Why it matters
Global Admins and similar roles without E5/P2 licenses bypass risk-based CA, PIM, and Identity Protection entirely
How to fix it
Assign required Entra ID P1/P2 or E5 licenses to highly privileged accounts immediately
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the License Missing Licenses Required For Highly Privileged Account check verify?
Highly privileged account (e.g., Global Admin) is missing licenses required by the security baseline. These accounts need maximum protection features enabled It is a High Severity check in the Asset management domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a License Missing Licenses Required For Highly Privileged Account finding?
Assign required Entra ID P1/P2 or E5 licenses to highly privileged accounts immediately Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, and MCSB controls AM-2, PA-7. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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