Compliance before Conditional Access — an Intune enrollment & compliance runway that won't lock out Outlook
Compliance before Conditional Access In the last post we walked through rolling Conditional Access (CA) from report-only to enforce without a Monday-morning lockout. This one is the part that has to come first . A "Require compliant device" policy is only as good as the compliance signal behind it. If enrollment is half-done and complianceState is noise, that CA policy isn't really a security…
In the latest post, the author emphasizes that Conditional Access (CA) should not be the first step in securing a device. Instead, a compliant device policy is only effective if the underlying compliance signal is reliable. The ideal order is to enroll the device, configure it, measure its compliance, and then gate access. The process begins with documenting enrollment paths per tenant and considering factors such as device type, typical path, and potential issues.
Next, prerequisites like licenses, MDM user scope, MAM user scope, pilot group, and a break-glass account should be addressed before proceeding to configuration. It is crucial to understand the difference between configuration, compliance, and Conditional Access, as they serve distinct purposes. The author provides a starter Windows compliance baseline for pilot devices and advises against imposing non-essential security measures.
Regular verification of a device's status is recommended to ensure its proper functioning. Lastly, the exit criteria for the pilot phase include compliance rates, identified issues, helpdesk efficiency, and a baseline CSV archive. Once these conditions are met, Conditional Access can be introduced in report-only mode.
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