Google Workspace
TMA-GWS-1.2.1.1
Ensure directory data access is externally restricted
Description
Configure Google Workspace's external directory sharing to prevent unrestricted directory data access. If your organization uses third-party apps that integrate with your Google services, you control how much Directory information the external apps can access. If you allow directory access, your users have a better experience with external apps. For example, when they use a third-party mail app, they want to find domain contacts and have email addresses automatically complete. The app needs access to Directory data to make this happen. However, this has the ability to share ALL domain AND public data with the connected third-party app. - Public data and authenticated user basic profile fields — Share publicly visible domain profile data with external apps and APIs. Also share the authenticated user's name, photo, and email address to enable Google Sign-In if the appropriate scopes are...
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
To verify this setting via the Google Admin Console: 1. Log in to https://admin.google.com as an administrator 2. Open the collapsed menu via "hamburger button \ 3 horizontal lines" 3. Under Directory, select Directory settings 4. Under Sharing settings, select External Directory sharing 5. Ensure Authenticated user basic profile fields is set 6. Select Save
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
To configure this setting via the Google Workspace Admin Console: 1. Log in to https://admin.google.com as an administrator 2. Open the collapsed menu via "hamburger button \ 3 horizontal lines" 3. Under Directory, select Directory settings 4. Under Sharing settings, select External Directory sharing 5. Select Authenticated user basic profile fields
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- access-controlgoogle-workspacesaas
- Reference
- CIS Google Workspace Foundations Benchmark v1.4.0 - 1.2.1.1 Ensure directory data access is externally restricted