How to Build an Azure AD Conditional Access Policy using Templates

Conditional access is nothing but policies that dictate how a user must authenticate to Microsoft 365 applications. Conditional access policies are powerful and are specific to Organisation and its requirements. It’s nothing but an if-then statement of Assignments and Access controls.

Conditional Access is a part of Azure AD that helps organizations improve security and compliance. By creating Conditional Access policies, you can fine-tune your authentication process for the users.

How Azure AD Conditional Access differs from Azure MFA & Microsoft 365 MFA?

When you look at the overview of these services, all offer the same services which require an additional authentication mechanism while accessing any Microsoft 365 or Azure services.

Azure MFA for Microsoft 365 users is a free offering to Microsoft 365 customers and its main purpose is to protect the Microsoft 365 Services using basic step-up authentication. Similarly, Azure MFA is also free now. In the case of Azure AD conditional Access, it supports many features besides MFA along with conditions it satisfies, and the combination of other factors that the policy defines. It’s important to note that Conditional Access is an Azure AD Premium Plan 1 feature, and verify your Azure AD tenant has this functionality before proceeding.

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