High

Permanent privileged role assignments (PIM not used)

The tenant has Entra ID P2 (Privileged Identity Management) but still has permanent privileged role assignments. Permanent assignments expose accounts to standing privilege and reduce audit quality.

Category
Roles
Default severity
High
Rule key
CHECK_PERMANENT_ROLE_ASSIGNMENTS
Last updated

How to fix it

Convert permanent privileged role assignments to PIM-eligible assignments. Require just-in-time activation with approval and/or MFA, and set maximum activation duration.

Required Microsoft Graph permissions

EntraAnalyzer needs the following read-only Graph permissions to evaluate this rule:

  • RoleManagement.Read.Directory

Further reading

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