GPO disabled link details should be investigated
AD-GPOREP-13InfoActive DirectoryGroup Policy
Part of Active Directory · Active Directory · Group Policy · All checks
Invoke-Maester -TestId AD-GPOREP-13Overview
Section titled “Overview”Test-MtAdGpoDisabledLinkDetails
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoDisabledLinkDetails”Returns details of GPOs with disabled GPO links.
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Detective control: checks for GPOs with disabled links to identify potential misconfigurations that could affect policy delivery.
- Disabled links can lead to unexpected policy application gaps.
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Operational
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Review and re-enable intentional GPO links or remove unused GPOs to restore intended policy application.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Retrieves GPO state via Get-MtADGpoState, filters GPOReports for DisabledLinks greater than 0, and renders a Markdown table with the results.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoDisabledLinkCount- Count of disabled links across GPOs.
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-13 |
| Severity | Info |
| Suite | Active Directory |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Area | Infrastructure hardening |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| MITRE ATT&CK | None |
| PowerShell test | Test-MtAdGpoDisabledLinkDetails |
| Services | ActiveDirectory |
| Permissions | ActiveDirectory:Ldap:groupPolicyContainer.gPCFileSysPath:ReadProperty, ActiveDirectory:File:SYSVOL:Read |
Source
Section titled “Source”- Test:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOREP-13.ps1 - Documentation:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOREP-13.md