Private network connectors are active and healthy to maintain Zero Trust access to internal resources

Overview

When Microsoft Entra private network connectors are inactive or unhealthy, organizations might resort to using less secure access methods. This condition creates opportunities where threat actors can target externally exposed services or use compromised credentials.

Without functional connectors:

• Token-based authentication and authorization for all Microsoft Entra Private Access scenarios is eliminated.
• Threat actors can bypass intended security boundaries to access resources beyond their authorization scope.
• The service can’t route requests properly, directly disrupting network access controls.

Remediation

• Configure connectors for high availability.
• Monitor connector health in the Microsoft Entra admin center under Global Secure Access > Connect > Connectors.
• Troubleshoot connector installation and connectivity issues.

Run it

The check runs as part of the whole assessment, with the ZeroTrustAssessment module installed:

Install-Module ZeroTrustAssessment -Scope CurrentUser
Connect-Maester
Invoke-Maester -Pack ZTA -SkipBuiltIn

Leave out -SkipBuiltIn to run Maester’s own checks in the same run.

About this check

Severity	Medium
Effort to fix	Low
Impact on users	Medium
Pillar	Network
Category	Global Secure Access
Product	Entra ID
Feature	Global Secure Access
Area	Infrastructure hardening
Licence	Entra_Premium_Private_Access
Tenant	Workforce

Product, feature, area and ATT&CK are Maester’s: the assessment does not record them, so Maester keeps them in the pack’s taxonomy.json.

A Microsoft check, part of the Zero Trust Assessment pack. Text from ZeroTrustAssessment 3.1.0, © Microsoft, MIT licence.