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Who Has Admin Rights in your Entra ID Directory?, (Wed, Aug 26th)

·Source: SANS ISC

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Executive Summary

A common thing that folks should "worry" about in Entra (or any platform really) is "who has rights to administer"&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;x3f&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xa0&#x3b; Who can delete or change key things, or modify them in ways that might not be obvious (accidentally or on purpose).&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23

Analysis

A common thing that folks should "worry" about in Entra (or any platform really) is "who has rights to administer"&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;x3f&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xa0&#x3b; Who can delete or change key things, or modify them in ways that might not be obvious (accidentally or on purpose).&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xa0&#x3b; Yes, we trust our people, but if they&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;39&#x3b;ve moved on to other roles or to other organizations, they change from "our people" to "used to be our people".&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xa0&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xc2&#x3b;&&#x23&#x3b;x26&#x3b;&#x23&#x3b;xa0&#x3b;
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Originally published by SANS ISC on Aug 26, 2026.

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