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Thinking Quarterly Q4/22: Power Platform governance and security digest

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A quarterly digest covering the CoE Starter Kit Setup Wizard, environment deletion policies, shared connection risks, Azure AD groups and other Power Platform governance topics.

TL;DR

The CoE Starter Kit Setup Wizard lowers the barrier to deploying and updating CoE components. Dataverse for Teams deletion policies help remove unnecessary environments, while implicitly shared Power Apps connections can expose shared credentials to all app users.

Original by Jukka Niiranen, on Jukka Niiranen Blog. Read the original

This is our own summary, not a republication or full translation.

Governance takeaway

  • Admins/CoE: Use the CoE Starter Kit Setup Wizard to reduce deployment and update effort, and review its documentation before implementation.
  • Admins/CoE: Apply Dataverse for Teams deletion policies to clean up unnecessary environments and improve lifecycle management.
  • Security/Compliance: Assess implicitly shared Power Apps connections because shared credentials may be used by every connector user.
  • Leadership/Business: Treat Power Platform licensing as a governance concern, especially for CoE service accounts and anonymous Power Pages visitors.

Frequently asked questions

How does the CoE Starter Kit Setup Wizard help with deployment?

The Setup Wizard lowers the barrier to deploying and updating CoE Starter Kit components. The digest presents it as a major update.

What do Dataverse for Teams deletion policies help administrators manage?

They help clean up unnecessary Dataverse for Teams environments. The policies address the lifecycle challenge created by fast environment creation.

What is the security risk of implicitly shared Power Apps connections?

Implicitly shared connections can use shared credentials for every app user. Makers and customers may be unaware of the resulting security risk.

Summary by KMUpower, licensed under CC BY 4.0 . Rights to the original article remain with its author.

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