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Checks that users with access to critical systems are authorized in Entra ID.

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About

When you connect Entra (Office 365) to DSALTA, the platform syncs your users and groups using read-only access to Microsoft Graph. DSALTA reads the app role assignments for your configured critical enterprise applications and verifies that every assigned principal is a member of the configured allowed groups. If a principal falls outside those groups, DSALTA activates this check.

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Why This Matters

Critical applications must be restricted to authorized users and groups only. Access tends to accumulate over time as roles change, leaving people with more than they need. Excess access widens your attack surface and breaks the principle of least privilege. Regularly validating who can reach critical systems is a core control in SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

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How to Fix

Before you begin
  • Ensure the Entra (Office 365) integration is connected so DSALTA has the current list of users, groups, and app assignments.
  • Confirm which enterprise applications are considered critical and which groups are allowed to access them.
Restrict critical app access
  1. Go to the Microsoft Entra admin center → Enterprise applications and open the critical application.
  2. Select Users and groups.
  3. Remove any unauthorized user or group assignments.
  4. Enforce group-based assignments so access is granted through the allowed groups rather than to individuals.
  5. Set a recurring access review schedule (quarterly is recommended).
Once all principals assigned to critical applications are within the allowed groups, DSALTA retrieves the change on the next sync and sets the check status to Passing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This check runs automatically every 24 hours while the Entra (Office 365) integration is connected. You can also trigger a manual sync from Integrations in the sidebar.
A failing check appears in your Data Library → Tests dashboard. Work through the steps above; once the underlying configuration is fixed, the status updates automatically on the next sync.
Yes. If it does not apply to your environment, mark it as Not Applicable with a justification. The exclusion is documented for auditors.
No. DSALTA uses read-only access and never modifies, creates, or deletes resources. All remediation is performed by your team directly in the Microsoft Entra admin center.