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Sp Risk State Dismissed

Info Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Service principals domain.

Service principal risk state has been dismissed by an administrator A dismissed risk state means an admin reviewed and cleared this alert Verify the dismissal was justified and that credentials were rotated if needed Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.

Info SeverityService principalsSCuBA MS.AAD.5.1v1

Check summary

Severity
Info
Domain
Service principals
Rank in domain
1
Frameworks
6

What this check verifies

Service principal risk state has been dismissed by an administrator

Why it matters

A dismissed risk state means an admin reviewed and cleared this alert Verify the dismissal was justified and that credentials were rotated if needed

How to fix it

Verify dismissal was justified; document rationale and confirm credentials are rotated

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:

Common questions

What does the Sp Risk State Dismissed check verify?

Service principal risk state has been dismissed by an administrator It is a Info Severity check in the Service principals domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.

How do I fix a Sp Risk State Dismissed finding?

Verify dismissal was justified; document rationale and confirm credentials are rotated 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 control LT-3. 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.

All 672 checks with severities and mappings: the Microsoft 365 security checks catalog.

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Compliance Status Report
Sp Risk State Dismissed across 2 tenants, ranked by Severity
23
FAILING
87
PASSING
41
OTHER FINDINGS
CHECKSEVERITYSTATUSFINDINGS
Sp Risk State DismissedInfoFAILING23
MFA for all usersCritical-11
Legacy authentication blockedHigh-6
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Data notice: check definitions describe what Siemserva verifies and are provided as is, for informational purposes only, without warranty of any kind. Framework mappings are informational and do not constitute compliance advice; confirm requirements with your assessor. All use of this data is subject to the Senserva EULA.