Conditional access
In short: Conditional access applies access rules based on conditions such as identity, device, location or risk at the time of a request. Microsoft Entra Conditional Access now covers agents. It usually acts at sign-in or token issue, rather than on each individual tool call an agent makes.
Which controls use this term?
- GOV-06Per-action policy. Check each agent action against policy at the moment it happens, using the agent, the person behind it, the tool and the data involved.
Which terms are related?
Agent governance, Per-action policy, Allow ask deny, MCP gateway, Policy enforcement point.
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