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Auth Policy Users Can Create Security Groups
High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Tenant-wide domain.
Users can create security groups without admin approval. Uncontrolled group creation leads to sprawl and unintended access grants Self-service security group creation widens role-assignment surface; groups become stale access paths that bypass access reviews Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Users can create security groups without admin approval. Uncontrolled group creation leads to sprawl and unintended access grants
Why it matters
Self-service security group creation widens role-assignment surface; groups become stale access paths that bypass access reviews
How to fix it
Restrict security group creation to admins; enable naming policies and expiration
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
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Common questions
What does the Auth Policy Users Can Create Security Groups check verify?
Users can create security groups without admin approval. Uncontrolled group creation leads to sprawl and unintended access grants It is a High Severity check in the Tenant-wide domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Auth Policy Users Can Create Security Groups finding?
Restrict security group creation to admins; enable naming policies and expiration 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 IM-1, PA-1, 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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