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This "Allow Everyone (authenticated)" is not available in our tenant. Problem?
No, it is not a problem that the "Everyone (authenticated)" option isn't available. In fact, it's expected behavior because "NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" is not a valid security group in SharePoint Online. The modern equivalent you should use instead is "Everyone except external users".
Group Name | What It Includes | SharePoint Online Availability |
Everyone except external users | All internal licensed users in your tenant | Always available |
Everyone | All authenticated users + external guests who have accepted invitations | Controlled by Set-SPOTenant -ShowEveryoneClaim |
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users | Legacy on-premises group | Not available/valid |
All Users (Windows) | Federated domain users | Not recommended for SPO |
The absence of "NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" is not a problem or misconfiguration—it's simply a design difference between on-premises SharePoint and SharePoint Online. Use "Everyone except external users" for your template library permissions, and you'll be following Microsoft's recommended best practice.