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๐Ÿ’ผ 6 Identity Services

  • Contextual name: ๐Ÿ’ผ 6 Identity Services
  • ID: /frameworks/cis-azure-v4.0.0/06
  • Located in: ๐Ÿ’ผ CIS Azure v4.0.0

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This section covers security best practice recommendations for products in the Azure Identity services category.

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SectionSub SectionsInternal RulesPoliciesFlags
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.1 Security Defaults (Per-User MFA)3
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.1.1 Ensure that 'security defaults' is enabled in Microsoft Entra ID (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.1.2 Ensure that 'multifactor authentication' is 'enabled' for all users (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.1.3 Ensure that 'Allow users to remember multifactor authentication on devices they trust' is disabled (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2 Conditional Access7
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.1 Ensure that 'trusted locations' are defined (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.2 Ensure that an exclusionary geographic Conditional Access policy is considered (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.3 Ensure that an exclusionary device code flow policy is considered (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.4 Ensure that a multifactor authentication policy exists for all users (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.5 Ensure that multifactor authentication is required for risky sign-ins (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.6 Ensure that multifactor authentication is required for Windows Azure Service Management API (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.2.7 Ensure that multifactor authentication is required to access Microsoft Admin Portals (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.3 Periodic Identity Reviews4
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.3.1 Ensure that Azure admin accounts are not used for daily operations (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.3.2 Ensure that guest users are reviewed on a regular basis (Manual)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.3.3 Ensure that use of the 'User Access Administrator' role is restricted (Automated)1
ย ย ย ย ๐Ÿ’ผ 6.3.4 Ensure that all 'privileged' role assignments are periodically reviewed (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.4 Ensure that 'Restrict non-admin users from creating tenants' is set to 'Yes' (Automated)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.5 Ensure that 'Number of methods required to reset' is set to '2' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.6 Ensure that account 'Lockout threshold' is less than or equal to '10' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.7 Ensure that account 'Lockout duration in seconds' is greater than or equal to '60' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.8 Ensure that a 'Custom banned password list' is set to 'Enforce' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.9 Ensure that 'Number of days before users are asked to re-confirm their authentication information' is not set to '0' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.10 Ensure that 'Notify users on password resets?' is set to 'Yes' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.11 Ensure that 'Notify all admins when other admins reset their password?' is set to 'Yes' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.12 Ensure that 'User consent for applications' is set to 'Do not allow user consent' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.13 Ensure that 'User consent for applications' is set to 'Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.14 Ensure that 'Users can register applications' is set to 'No' (Automated)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.15 Ensure that 'Guest users access restrictions' is set to 'Guest user access is restricted to properties and memberships of their own directory objects' (Automated)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.16 Ensure that 'Guest invite restrictions' is set to 'Only users assigned to specific admin roles can invite guest users' (Automated)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.17 Ensure that 'Restrict access to Microsoft Entra admin center' is set to 'Yes' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.18 Ensure that 'Restrict user ability to access groups features in My Groups' is set to 'Yes' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.19 Ensure that 'Users can create security groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell' is set to 'No' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.20 Ensure that 'Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups' is set to 'No' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.21 Ensure that 'Users can create Microsoft 365 groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell' is set to 'No' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.22 Ensure that 'Require Multifactor Authentication to register or join devices with Microsoft Entra' is set to 'Yes' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.23 Ensure that no custom subscription administrator roles exist (Automated)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.24 Ensure that a custom role is assigned permissions for administering resource locks (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.25 Ensure that 'Subscription leaving Microsoft Entra tenant' and 'Subscription entering Microsoft Entra tenant' is set to 'Permit no one' (Manual)1
๐Ÿ’ผ 6.26 Ensure fewer than 5 users have global administrator assignment (Manual)1