rules/findings/EntraID/Groups/CIS3.0/eid-users-can-create-security-groups.json

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    "provider": "EntraID",
    "serviceType": "Groups",
    "serviceName": "Microsoft Entra ID",
    "displayName": "Ensure that \u0027Users can create security groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell\u0027 is set to \u0027No\u0027",
    "description": "Restrict security group creation to administrators only.",
    "rationale": "When creating security groups is enabled, all users in the directory are allowed to create new security groups and add members to those groups. Unless a business requires this day-to-day delegation, security group creation should be restricted to administrators only.",
    "impact": "Enabling this setting could create a number of request that would need to be managed by an administrator.",
    "remediation": {
        "text": "###### From Azure Console\r\n\t\t\t\t\t1. Go to `Microsoft Entra ID`\r\n\t\t\t\t\t2. Go to `Groups`\r\n\t\t\t\t\t3. Go to `General`\r\n\t\t\t\t\t4. Ensure that `Users can create security groups in Azure portals, API or PowerShell` is set to `No`",
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            "iac": null,
            "terraform": null,
            "other": null
        }
    },
    "recommendation": null,
    "references": [
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/manage-apps/methods-for-assigning-users-and-groups",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/groups-self-service-management",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-accessmanagement-self-service-group-management#making-a-group-available-for-end-user-self-service",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/benchmarks/security-controls-v2-governance-strategy#gs-6-define-identity-and-privileged-access-strategy",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/benchmarks/security-controls-v2-governance-strategy#gs-2-define-enterprise-segmentation-strategy",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/benchmarks/security-controls-v2-privileged-access#pa-1-protect-and-limit-highly-privileged-users",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/benchmarks/security-controls-v2-privileged-access#pa-5-automate-entitlement-management",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/benchmarks/security-controls-v2-privileged-access#pa-2-restrict-administrative-access-to-business-critical-systems"
    ],
    "compliance": [
        {
            "name": "CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations",
            "version": "3.0.0",
            "reference": "2.19",
            "profile": "Level 2"
        }
    ],
    "level": "medium",
    "tags": [
         
    ],
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        },
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                "filter": [
                    {
                        "conditions": [
                            [
                                "tenantAuthPolicy.defaultUserRolePermissions.allowedToCreateSecurityGroups",
                                "eq",
                                "True"
                            ]
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
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    },
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                    "description": "Description",
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            },
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                "Allowed to create Security Groups"
            ],
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                },
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                "message": "Users can create security groups",
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            },
            "properties": {
                "resourceName": "displayName",
                "resourceId": "Id",
                "resourceType": "EntraAuthorizationPolicy"
            },
            "onlyStatus": false
        }
    },
    "idSuffix": "eid_restrict_security_group_creation_admins",
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    ],
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    ],
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