AD-GPOS-01: GPO state total count should be investigated
| ID | AD-GPOS-01 |
| Severity | Info |
| Suite | Active Directory (on-premises) |
| Product | Active Directory |
| Feature | Group Policy |
| Security area | Infrastructure hardening |
| Resource type | GroupPolicy |
| Reads from | On-premises Active Directory |
What this checks and how to fix it
Section titled “What this checks and how to fix it”Test-MtAdGpoStateTotalCount
Section titled “Test-MtAdGpoStateTotalCount”Counts the total number of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) returned by Get-MtADGpoState.
Why This Test Matters
Section titled “Why This Test Matters”- Operational control: provides a quick overview of the total GPOs present in the AD state to gauge scope.
Control Type
Section titled “Control Type”Operational
Security Recommendation
Section titled “Security Recommendation”- Use as a baseline metric; no remediation required unless counts look unexpectedly abnormal.
How the Test Works
Section titled “How the Test Works”- Calls Get-MtADGpoState, counts non-null GPOs in the GPOs collection, and reports a Markdown table with a single Total GPOs value.
Related Tests
Section titled “Related Tests”Test-MtAdGpoStateTotalCountis the primary reference.
Related links
Section titled “Related links”- Microsoft Learn - Group Policy overview
- ANSSI checkpoint: https://www.anssi.gouv.fr/
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