GPO no-apply Group Policy ACE details should be investigated
AD-GPOREP-11InfoActive DirectoryGroup Policy
Part of Active Directory · Active Directory · Group Policy · All checks
Invoke-Maester -TestId AD-GPOREP-11Overview
Section titled “Overview”Test-MtAdGpoNoApplyGroupPolicyAceDetails
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoNoApplyGroupPolicyAceDetails”Returns details of GPOs missing the “Apply Group Policy” ACE.
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Detective control: lists GPOs missing the Apply Group Policy ACE, which governs how policy is applied.
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Operational
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Ensure required ACE is present or document why it is absent.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Reads GPO state, filters for reports where HasApplyGroupPolicyAce is false, and outputs a Markdown table of findings.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoNoApplyGroupPolicyAceCount.
Related links
Section titled “Related links”- Microsoft Learn - Group Policy management
- ANSSI checkpoint: https://www.anssi.gouv.fr/
Details
Section titled “Details”Every attribute of this check
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Test ID | AD-GPOREP-11 |
| Severity | Info |
| Suite | Active Directory |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Area | Access control |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| MITRE ATT&CK | None |
| PowerShell test | Test-MtAdGpoNoApplyGroupPolicyAceDetails |
| Services | ActiveDirectory |
| Permissions | ActiveDirectory:Ldap:groupPolicyContainer.gPCFileSysPath:ReadProperty, ActiveDirectory:File:SYSVOL:Read |
Source
Section titled “Source”- Test:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOREP-11.ps1 - Documentation:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOREP-11.md