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Five Conditional Access Patterns Every Enterprise Should Deploy

Conditional Access is only as strong as the policies behind it. These five patterns cover the majority of real-world risk.

TeraIT Security Practice·June 19, 2026·5 min read

Conditional Access is one of the highest-leverage controls in Microsoft Entra ID, but most organizations under-use it. This article covers five patterns - risk-based sign-in policies, device compliance requirements, session controls for unmanaged devices, break-glass account protection, and application-specific access policies - that address the majority of real-world identity risk.