Groups, access and least privilege
Use the right kind of group, grant access through groups, and review membership regularly.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 30 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 2 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft 365
Skills you'll practise
- Choose between a security group, a Microsoft 365 group and a distribution list.
- Grant access through groups rather than to individuals.
- Run a simple access review and act on findings.
Course outline
- 1.Groups, access and least privilegeVideo · 4 min
- 2.Picking the right group and keeping it cleanLesson · 8 min
- 3.Microsoft 365 groups, teams and ownershipLesson · 8 min
- 4.Dynamic groups and access reviewsLesson · 8 min
- 5.Groups, access and least privilege: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 14 questions
- 6.Groups, access and least privilege: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- Microsoft Learn: Compare types of groups in Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Learn: What are access reviews?
- NIST SP 800-53 AC-6 (least privilege), control description
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