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Conditional Access Group Critical Coverage Gap
Critical Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Conditional Access domain.
Group has no Conditional Access policy coverage (critical). The group is excluded from all applicable CA policies with no alternative coverage A group with no CA coverage means every member can sign in without MFA or other controls. Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Group has no Conditional Access policy coverage (critical). The group is excluded from all applicable CA policies with no alternative coverage
Why it matters
A group with no CA coverage means every member can sign in without MFA or other controls. Attackers who compromise one account in this group gain unchecked access
How to fix it
Add an explicit CA policy that includes this group, or remove the exclusion from existing policies
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 Conditional Access Group Critical Coverage Gap check verify?
Group has no Conditional Access policy coverage (critical). The group is excluded from all applicable CA policies with no alternative coverage It is a Critical Severity check in the Conditional Access domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Conditional Access Group Critical Coverage Gap finding?
Add an explicit CA policy that includes this group, or remove the exclusion from existing policies 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.1.1v1, MS.AAD.2.1v1, MS.AAD.2.2v1, MS.AAD.2.3v1, MS.AAD.3.1v1, MS.AAD.3.2v1, and MCSB control IM-6. 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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