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This guide explains how to establish and maintain clear ownership of applications to ensure accountability and manage organizational changes effectively.

In , App Owners (when available) are the default recipients of notifications for any applications or credentials nearing expiration. App owners can assign tasks to other users to renew the credentials for the affected apps.

Without clear ownership, applications become orphaned—nobody knows who created them, why they exist, or who should fix them when something goes wrong. This creates security risks, compliance gaps, and operational chaos when credentials expire or policies require action.

Ownership rules ensure that every application in your Microsoft Entra ID tenant has clearly defined accountability. These rules require a minimum number of owners and are the foundation of effective application governance.

As application portfolios grow, manual governance becomes impossible. Without enforced standards, applications lose their owners, integrations sit unused consuming licenses, and your Entra ID tenant fills with unaccountable, potentially risky applications that nobody maintains.