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Conditional Access Policy Not Enforced
Low Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Conditional Access domain.
CA policies should apply per What-If but are not enforced on actual sign-ins Policies that should apply per What-If are not enforced on real sign-ins. Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
CA policies should apply per What-If but are not enforced on actual sign-ins
Why it matters
Policies that should apply per What-If are not enforced on real sign-ins. This means your protection exists on paper but not in practice
How to fix it
Investigate enforcement gaps; move policies from report-only to enforced after validation
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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Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the Conditional Access Policy Not Enforced check verify?
CA policies should apply per What-If but are not enforced on actual sign-ins It is a Low 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 Policy Not Enforced finding?
Investigate enforcement gaps; move policies from report-only to enforced after validation 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 control IM-6. 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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