Conditional Access
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Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: Easily Restore Deleted Policies
Thanks to Soft Delete, a deleted policy in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access remains available for up to 30 days and can be fully restored during this retention period. This enables the complete recovery of deleted policies without significant effort, including all conditions, assignments, and access controls. A variety of scenarios can lead to policies being deleted: accidental removal, faulty automations, tenant clean-ups or malicious changes. Soft Delete ensures rapid recovery and prevents the permanent loss of critical access rules as well as time-consuming rebuilds.
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Protect Security Info Registration with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access and Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Registration of security information such as the Microsoft Authenticator app, FIDO2 security keys or OATH tokens is a critical component of modern identity security. To protect this sensitive process, Microsoft Entra Conditional Access is used in combination with Microsoft Entra ID Protection. If a user risk or sign-in risk is detected, the Conditional Access policy prevents registration under untrusted conditions. This ensures that security-relevant information is only registered in trusted scenarios. If registration takes place under untrusted conditions, there is a risk that an attacker may register alternative authentication methods. This could allow continued access to a compromised account even after the password has been changed. To mitigate this risk,…
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Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access: Securing Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access provides secure access to Microsoft 365 services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams through the Microsoft traffic profile. Global Secure Access routes selected Microsoft 365 traffic through the Microsoft Security Service Edge architecture, where network-based controls and Conditional Access can be applied.
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Enhancing Security with Microsoft Entra Protected Actions and Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra Protected Actions safeguard highly sensitive administrative operations in Microsoft Entra by requiring an additional layer of authentication. When a user attempts to perform such an action, they must first meet the defined policies. For example, specific actions can be restricted to devices that are either Microsoft Entra Joined or Microsoft Entra Hybrid Joined, or may require phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication prior to execution.
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Enhance Token Security with Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Intune
When an attacker steals a user’s token after a successful login, they gain the ability to impersonate the user and access protected resources without requiring a re-login. This method is becoming more commonly used to bypass security measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).