# All excluded objects should have a fallback include in another policy

Checks for gaps in Conditional Access policies, by looking for excluded objects which are not specifically included in another Conditional Access policy.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/MT.1036

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<p class="test-part">Part of <a href="/docs/tests/maester">Maester</a> · Entra ID · Conditional Access · <a href="/docs/tests">All checks</a></p>

```powershell title="Run this check"
Invoke-Maester -TestId MT.1036
```

## Overview

Checks for gaps in Conditional Access policies, by looking for excluded objects which are not specifically included
in another Conditional Access policy. Instead of looking at the historical sign-ins to find gaps, we try to spot possibly
overlooked exclusions which do not have a fallback.

#### Remediation action

Review the configuration described above.

## Details

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Test ID | MT.1036 |
| Severity | Medium |
| Suite | Maester |
| Product | Entra ID |
| Feature | Conditional Access |
| Area | Access control |
| Resource type | ConditionalAccessPolicy |
| User impact | Low |
| Implementation cost | Medium |
| MITRE ATT&CK | T1078.004 Cloud Accounts |
| PowerShell test | [Test-MtCaGap](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1036.ps1) |
| Services | Graph |

</details>

## Source

- Test: [`tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1036.ps1`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1036.ps1)
- Documentation: [`tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1036.md`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1036.md)