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Version: 2.1.0

Test-MtAdGroupMemberForeignSidCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the foreign SID principals in Active Directory groups.

SYNTAX​

Test-MtAdGroupMemberForeignSidCount [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

This test identifies and counts security principals that have SIDs from external domains or forests. Foreign SIDs are security identifiers that do not match the current domain's SID pattern and represent accounts from other domains, migrated accounts with SID history, or trust relationships. These are important to track for security auditing and understanding cross-domain access.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdGroupMemberForeignSidCount

Returns $true if group member data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes the count of foreign SID principals found.

PARAMETERS​

-ProgressAction​

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by Write-Progress.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

System.Boolean​

NOTES​

https://maester.dev/docs/commands/Test-MtAdGroupMemberForeignSidCount