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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
Conditional access enforces context-aware authentication and authorization using signals like user, device, location, and risk to grant or block access.
Conditional Access Definition: Conditional access enforces context-aware authentication and authorization using signals like user, device, location, and risk to grant or block access.
Conditional access is an identity and access management approach that enforces authentication and authorization decisions based on real-time signals and context rather than credentials alone. Policies evaluate signals such as user identity, device compliance, location, network, application sensitivity, and risk score, then grant, block, or require additional controls like multifactor authentication. It is a core enforcement mechanism in Zero Trust architectures, exemplified by Microsoft Entra Conditional Access.
Conditional Access is one of the topics you'll master in the Azure Security Engineer Boot Camp.
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