In this Microsoft Entra post, we will discuss how you can limit who can invite guests using a Microsoft 365 organisation.
By default, Microsoft Entra is configured to allow anyone in the organization to invite guest users (including guests and non-admins). This setting might work for small organisations but not for large ones.
To limit who is allowed to invite guests, users follow these steps.
Allow Specific Users to Invite Guests – Microsoft Entra
Open the Microsoft Entra portal
Click on External Collaboration settings
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In the External Collaboration settings page, select the following setting:
Only users assigned to specific admin roles can invite guest users
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Once you set the settings, add the users you would like to allow to invite guest users to one of the following Entra ID groups.
- Global Administrator
- User Administrator
- Guest Inviter