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Conditional Access Enforces Risk Levels Both Signin And User Risk In Same Policy
Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Conditional Access domain.
A single CA policy includes both sign-in risk and user risk. Microsoft recommends separating these A single policy handling both risk types is harder to tune and troubleshoot One misconfiguration affects both sign-in risk and user risk responses Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
A single CA policy includes both sign-in risk and user risk. Microsoft recommends separating these
Why it matters
A single policy handling both risk types is harder to tune and troubleshoot One misconfiguration affects both sign-in risk and user risk responses
How to fix it
Split into two policies: one for sign-in risk (require MFA) and one for user risk (require password change)
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the Conditional Access Enforces Risk Levels Both Signin And User Risk In Same Policy check verify?
A single CA policy includes both sign-in risk and user risk. Microsoft recommends separating these It is a Medium Severity check in the Conditional Access domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Conditional Access Enforces Risk Levels Both Signin And User Risk In Same Policy finding?
Split into two policies: one for sign-in risk (require MFA) and one for user risk (require password change) Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA, including SCuBA policy MS.AAD.1.1v1, MS.AAD.2.1v1, MS.AAD.2.2v1, MS.AAD.2.3v1, MS.AAD.3.1v1, MS.AAD.3.2v1, and MCSB controls IM-6, LT-3. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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