# (L1) Ensure external participants can't give or request control

Giving or requesting control lets a participant take over the screen or a shared application of another participant.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/CIS.M365.8.5.7

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```powershell title="Run this check"
Invoke-Maester -TestId CIS.M365.8.5.7
```

## Overview

Giving or requesting control lets a participant take over the screen or a shared application of another participant. If external participants can do this, a guest from another organization can gain control of a presenter's desktop or content during a meeting.

Turning this off means external participants can't give or request control of shared content. External participants who are allowed to present can still share their own screen, which the **Who can present** setting controls. Control of your organization's shared screens stays with participants from your organization.

#### Remediation action

1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Teams admin center](https://admin.teams.microsoft.com).
2. Go to **Meetings** > **Meeting policies**.
3. Open the **Global (Org-wide default)** policy.
4. Under **External participants can give or request control**, select **Off**.
5. Select **Save**.

##### PowerShell

1. Connect to Teams PowerShell using `Connect-MicrosoftTeams`.
2. Run the following command:

```powershell
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -AllowExternalParticipantGiveRequestControl $false
```

#### Related links

* [Microsoft Teams admin center](https://admin.teams.microsoft.com)
* [Manage meeting policies in Microsoft Teams](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/meeting-policies-in-teams)
* [Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/teams/set-csteamsmeetingpolicy)
* [CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v7.0.0 - 8.5.7](https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/microsoft_365)

## Details

<details>
<summary>Every attribute of this check</summary>

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Test ID | CIS.M365.8.5.7 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Suite | CIS |
| Product | Teams |
| Feature | Meetings |
| Area | External access and sharing |
| Resource type | Tenant |
| User impact | Low |
| Implementation cost | Low |
| MITRE ATT&CK | T1219 Remote Access Tools |
| Supports benchmark | CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark (version 7.0.0), requirement 8.5.7 |
| Benchmark level | L1 |
| Benchmark profiles | E3 Level 1 |
| Supports controls | cis-m365:8.5.7, nist-800-53-r5:AC-3 |
| PowerShell test | [Test-MtCisTeamsExternalControl](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cis/Test.CIS.M365.8.5.7.ps1) |
| Services | Teams |

</details>

## Source

- Test: [`tests/cis/Test.CIS.M365.8.5.7.ps1`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cis/Test.CIS.M365.8.5.7.ps1)
- Documentation: [`tests/cis/Test.CIS.M365.8.5.7.md`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/cis/Test.CIS.M365.8.5.7.md)