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Microsoft Entra conditional access

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Reimagine secure access with Microsoft Entra

Discover the latest identity and access innovations and how to strengthen your defenses with Microsoft Entra.

What is conditional access?

Conditional access is an intelligent policy engine that helps organizations better control how users access corporate resources.

Enforce access controls with adaptive policies

Bring together real-time signals such as user context, device, location, and session risk information to determine when to allow, block, or limit access, or require additional verification steps.

Help protect data inside applications

Monitor and control sessions, application access, and sensitive data across your organization in real time based on user behavior in apps, both on premises and in the cloud.

Restrict access for vulnerable and compromised devices

Use conditional access policies to check the device health and security posture of registered devices and ensure only healthy and trusted devices can access your corporate resources.

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How conditional access works

Conditional access takes in over 40 TB of identity-related security signals and analyzes them using machine learning to determine the appropriate policy to apply to a resource.

Microsoft Entra conditional access capabilities

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Build adaptive access polices

Manage security controls with custom-built conditions to block access, require multifactor authentication, or restrict a user’s session only when needed.

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Monitor access and enforce policies in session

Help ensure post-authentication protection with in-session monitoring and access-control policies.

An impact summary with insights and reporting.

View in report-only mode

Use report-only mode to monitor the impact of policies before enforcement to fine-tune access policies before rollout.

Conditional access gaps and recommendations.

Fine-tune access policies with actionable guidance

Get a security report that identifies opportunities for improvement and provides recommendations.

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Microsoft Entra ID pricing

Conditional access capabilities are available with a Microsoft Entra ID P2 subscription

  • Azure Active Directory P2 is now Microsoft Entra ID P2.
  • Microsoft Entra ID P2 is included with Microsoft 365 E5, including versions of this suite that do not include Microsoft Teams, and offers a free 30-day trial.
  • Azure and Microsoft 365 subscribers can buy Microsoft Entra ID P2 online.

 

 

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