Ensure that users are notified on password resets

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Description

This setting determines whether or not users receive an email to their primary and alternate email addresses notifying them when their own password has been reset via the Self-Service Password Reset portal. The recommended state is Notify users on password resets? is set to Yes. User notification on password reset is a proactive way of confirming password reset activity. It helps the user to recognize unauthorized password reset activities.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

To audit using the UI: 1. Navigate to Microsoft Entra admin center https://entra.microsoft.com/. 2. Expand Entra ID > Password reset and select Notifications. 3. Verify that Notify users on password resets? is set to Yes.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To remediate using the UI: 1. Navigate to Microsoft Entra admin center https://entra.microsoft.com/. 2. Expand Entra ID > Password reset and select Notifications. 3. Set Notify users on password resets? to Yes 4. Click Save.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: authm365saas
Reference: CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v7.0.0 - 5.2.4.4 Ensure that users are notified on password resets