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App Federated Identity Credential Broad Scope
Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the App registrations domain.
Application has a federated identity credential with an overly broad audience or wildcard subject that could allow unintended workloads to authenticate A broad audience or wildcard subject means any matching workload from the external issuer can get tokens for this app's permissions Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
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Check summary
What this check verifies
Application has a federated identity credential with an overly broad audience or wildcard subject that could allow unintended workloads to authenticate
Why it matters
A broad audience or wildcard subject means any matching workload from the external issuer can get tokens for this app's permissions
How to fix it
Restrict audience to 'api://AzureADTokenExchange' and use specific subject values; avoid wildcards
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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Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
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Common questions
What does the App Federated Identity Credential Broad Scope check verify?
Application has a federated identity credential with an overly broad audience or wildcard subject that could allow unintended workloads to authenticate It is a Medium Severity check in the App registrations domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a App Federated Identity Credential Broad Scope finding?
Restrict audience to 'api://AzureADTokenExchange' and use specific subject values; avoid wildcards 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, HIPAA, including SCuBA policy MS.AAD.5.1v1, MS.AAD.5.2v1, MS.AAD.5.3v1, and MCSB controls IM-3, PA-1. 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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