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User Highly Privileged User Has No P1 Or P2
High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Users & accounts domain.
Highly privileged user lacks Entra ID P1/P2 license. Required for CA, PIM, and ID Protection Without P1/P2, this admin cannot use Conditional Access, PIM time-limited activation, or Identity Protection risk detection The most privileged accounts have the least protection 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 user lacks Entra ID P1/P2 license. Required for CA, PIM, and ID Protection
Why it matters
Without P1/P2, this admin cannot use Conditional Access, PIM time-limited activation, or Identity Protection risk detection The most privileged accounts have the least protection
How to fix it
Assign Entra ID P1 or P2 license to this admin account; enable CA, PIM, and risk-based 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 User Highly Privileged User Has No P1 Or P2 check verify?
Highly privileged user lacks Entra ID P1/P2 license. Required for CA, PIM, and ID Protection It is a High Severity check in the Users & accounts domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a User Highly Privileged User Has No P1 Or P2 finding?
Assign Entra ID P1 or P2 license to this admin account; enable CA, PIM, and risk-based 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.6.1v1, and MCSB controls 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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