Disabled GPO settings count should be investigated
AD-GPOS-04InfoActive DirectoryGroup Policy
Part of Active Directory · Active Directory · Group Policy · All checks
Invoke-Maester -TestId AD-GPOS-04Overview
Section titled “Overview”Test-MtAdGpoSettingsDisabledCount
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoSettingsDisabledCount”Counts GPOs where settings are disabled (AllDisabled, UserDisabled, or ComputerDisabled).
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Detective control: checks how many GPOs have disabled settings (AllDisabled, UserDisabled, ComputerDisabled).
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Operational
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Review disabled settings to confirm they are intentional and document exceptions if needed.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Counts GPOs whose GpoStatus maps to a disabled state and reports totals and ratios.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoAllSettingsDisabledDetailsandTest-MtAdGpoSettingsDisabledCount.
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-GPOS-04 |
| Severity | Info |
| Suite | Active Directory |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Area | Infrastructure hardening |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| MITRE ATT&CK | None |
| PowerShell test | Test-MtAdGpoSettingsDisabledCount |
| Services | ActiveDirectory |
| Permissions | ActiveDirectory:Ldap:groupPolicyContainer.gPCFileSysPath:ReadProperty, ActiveDirectory:File:SYSVOL:Read |
Source
Section titled “Source”- Test:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOS-04.ps1 - Documentation:
tests/ad/gpo-state/Test.AD-GPOS-04.md