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# User access to Critical System should be valid

> Checks that everyone with monday.com access is an active employee on the People page.

Checks that everyone with monday.com access is an active employee on the People page.

## About

DSALTA compares the members on the monday.com **Access page** against your **People directory**, matched by email within your organization. This check passes when every monday.com member is an active employee on the People page. It runs on every sync while the integration is connected.

## Why This Matters

Access to your organization's work-management platform must be limited to current, authorized employees. Access tends to accumulate over time as roles change, leaving people with more than they need — which 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, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF.

## How to Fix

**Before you begin**

* Ensure the monday.com integration is connected so DSALTA has the current list of members.
* Ensure each employee exists on the DSALTA **People** page with the correct email so members can be matched.

**Review monday.com access**

1. In **monday.com**, go to **Administration → Users** and remove anyone who is not a current employee.
2. In DSALTA, go to **People** and confirm each monday.com member exists and is active.
3. For any member whose access is no longer appropriate, remove it in monday.com or update their status in People.
4. Set a recurring access review schedule (quarterly is recommended).

Once every monday.com member is an active employee on the People page, DSALTA retrieves the change on the next sync and sets the check status to **Passing**.

## Frequently Asked Questions

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  <Accordion title="How often does this check run?">
    This check runs automatically every 24 hours while the monday.com integration is connected. You can also trigger a manual sync from **Integrations** in the sidebar.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What happens if it keeps failing?">
    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.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I exclude this check?">
    Yes. If it does not apply to your environment, mark it as **Not Applicable** with a justification. The exclusion is documented for auditors.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does DSALTA change my monday.com configuration?">
    No. DSALTA uses **read-only API access** and never modifies, creates, or deletes resources. All remediation is performed by your team directly in monday.com.
  </Accordion>
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