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PIM policy changes wait for a SuperAdmin

A policy run plans its changes and holds them until a SuperAdmin approves that exact change set, with the setting that weakens protection marked.

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Approvals page showing policy changes waiting for approval with the current and new value of each setting
Policy changes held by the safety brake: per group of policies, each setting with its current and new value and whether it tightens or loosens, the change that weakens protection listed, and Approve for exactly that plan.

Purpose

A wrong template or a half-loaded configuration could switch off MFA or approval across hundreds of privileged roles in one run.

Design

PIM Manager changes a policy setting only when you chose a value for it on Policy settings - Microsoft default, PIM Manager recommendation or Keep current - and a setting without a choice is left as it is in your tenant. The next policy run plans the change and holds it under Reviews & controls > Approvals, whatever its size, with a WhatIf of what would change: each setting with its current and new value and whether it tightens or loosens, policies that get the same change grouped together, and the changes that weaken protection listed. A SuperAdmin of your tenant approves exactly that change set; it may be the SuperAdmin who saved the choices. Approve all approves each waiting change set separately, each for its own exact plan and with its own audit record. The approval is valid for 24 hours, and a different change set waits for its own approval. The hold covers Entra ID role, Azure resource and PIM for Groups policies.

Business opportunities

A mistake cannot quietly weaken your most privileged access at scale - the policy change waits for a person who sees exactly what it does.

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