MT.1067: Authentication method policies should not reference non-existent groups.
| ID | MT.1067 |
| Severity | Low |
| Suite | Mito |
| Product | Entra ID |
| Feature | Authentication methods |
| Security area | Authentication |
| Resource type | Policy |
| User impact of fixing | Low |
| Effort to fix | Low |
| Reads from | Microsoft Graph |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Authentication method policies should not reference non-existent groups
Section titled “Authentication method policies should not reference non-existent groups”This test checks if all groups referenced in authentication method policies still exist in the tenant.
Authentication method policies can reference groups in their includeTargets configuration. If a group is deleted but still referenced in an authentication method policy, it may cause the policy to not apply as expected or result in unexpected behavior.
The test examines includeTargets for all authentication method configurations and validates that any group references are valid and the groups still exist in the tenant.
How to fix
Section titled “How to fix”If this test fails, you need to:
- Review the failed authentication method policies - Check which policies are referencing non-existent groups
- Remove invalid group references - Edit the authentication method policy to remove references to deleted groups
- Replace with valid groups - If needed, replace the deleted group reference with a valid existing group
To fix the issue:
- Go to the Microsoft Entra admin center
- Navigate to Protection > Authentication methods
- Select the impacted authentication method
- In the Include section, remove the invalid group references
- If needed, add valid replacement groups
- Save the changes
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”- Authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID
- Manage authentication methods
- Authentication method policies
Related links
Section titled “Related links”Mito check. Author: SamErde. Open-source licences.
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