Configure a solution baseline for Entra ID

Nerdio Manager allows you to configure a solution baseline for Entra ID. You can choose to configure the solution baseline manually, or you can select a predefined template.

To configure a solution baseline for Entra ID at the MSP level:

  1. At the MSP level, navigate to Solution Baselines.

  2. Locate the Entra ID solution baseline section.

  3. From the action menu, select Configure baseline.

  4. In the General area, enter the following information:

    • Optionally, select the pencil image2340.png icon to change and edit the name of the solution baseline, or its description.

    • From the Solution Baseline Template drop-down list, select the template you want to use, and then select Apply template.

    • In the settings section, select the setting you want to enable and configure, and then select to Enforce, Report-only, or Exclude.

  5. Once you have entered all the information, select Next.

  6. In the Identity area, enter the following information:

    Note

    Be sure to scroll down to view and configure all the available options.

  7. Once you have entered all the information, select Next.

  8. In the Auth & Passwords area, enter the following information:

    Note

    Be sure to scroll down to view and configure all the available options.

  9. Once you have entered all the information, select Next.

  10. In the Summary area, review the changes.

  11. Set the following options:

    • Process the Solution Baseline for Entra ID after saving: Select this option to apply the solution baseline to the assigned accounts.

    • Do you want to remove policies that are affected by this change?: If this option is selected, policies from this solution baseline are removed from the tenant if they don't have any other assignments.

  12. Once you have reviewed the changes, select Save & close.

New and updated settings

The Entra ID solution baseline includes the following settings, in addition to the ones in the steps above.

Wizard section

Setting

Notes

General

Security Defaults (Enabled or Disabled)

Microsoft does not turn on security defaults in a tenant that has Conditional Access policies, so expect a Mismatch or a note. In Microsoft Entra, find the setting under Entra ID > Overview > Properties > Security Defaults.

Identity > External Identities

Guest self-service sign up

New.

Identity > External Identities

External users can remove themselves

New.

Identity > Enterprise Apps

Users can request admin consent

The Reviewer Groups field was added.

Auth & Passwords

Registration Campaign

Now includes Exclude Groups, Days allowed to snooze, and Limited number of snooze. The separate snooze actions were merged into this action and no longer appear in the list.

Roles > Global Administrators

Global Admins threshold

New.

Roles > Emergency Access

Emergency Access threshold

New.

After an upgrade, background jobs update the built-in baselines and add the AuditLog.Read.All permission to the app registration. You can see them in System > Logs as Update built-in solution baselines and Update Account permissions from permission sets.

The baseline also contains a Temporary Access Pass policy in the Auth & Passwords step. For how it works, see Manage Temporary Access Passes.

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