Continuous access evaluation

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Observation details · observed 24 Oct 00:41 UTC

Observed by ChangeIntel: 24 Oct 00:41 UTC
Source update metadata: 22 Sep 17:34 UTC
First observed on this installation: 8 Oct 23:13 UTC
Last successful check: today 00:51 UTC
Next check due: 27 Oct 00:51 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 24 Oct 00:41 UTC

2 relative periods
11 undated sections
11 with conditions
16 recorded changes

Relative periods

Counted from an event the source describes, such as installing an update; they are not calendar dates.

up to 28 hoursIP address variation and networks with IP address shared or unknown egress IPsMilestone1 condition
up to 28 hoursIP address variation and networks with IP address shared or unknown egress IPsMilestone

Requirements, exceptions and scope

OverviewRequirement2 conditions1 passage
Timely response to policy violations or security issues really requires a "conversation" between the token issuer Microsoft Entra, and the relying party (enlightened app). This…
Critical event evaluationException1 passage
Conditional Access policy evaluationException1 passage
Client-side claim challengeRequirement2 conditions1 passage
Token lifetimeRequirementException2 conditions2 passages
Exception for IP address variations and how to turn off the exceptionRecommendation1 condition1 passage
Enable or disable CAERequirementScope1 condition1 passage
MigrationRequirementScopeTentative1 condition5 passages
IP address variation and networks with IP address shared or unknown egress IPsRequirementScopeRecommendation1 condition2 passages
Supported location policiesExceptionScope3 conditions2 passages
Push notificationsException2 conditions1 passage

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How this timeline changed

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15 Apr 2026
No longer on the page Token lifetime Microsoft's source, commit 5989044
15 Apr 2026
Exception added Token lifetime Microsoft's source, commit 5989044
25 Mar 2026
No longer on the page Continuous access evaluation Microsoft's source, commit 354aed4
25 Mar 2026
Requirement added Overview Microsoft's source, commit 354aed4
23 Mar 2026
Requirement added IP address variation and networks with IP address shared or unknown egress IPs Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
23 Mar 2026
No longer on the page IP address variation and networks with IP address shared or unknown egress IPs Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
23 Mar 2026
No longer on the page Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
23 Mar 2026
Requirement added Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
23 Mar 2026
No longer on the page Continuous access evaluation Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
23 Mar 2026
Requirement added Continuous access evaluation Microsoft's source, commit b36de88
22 Jul 2025
Exception added Supported location policies Microsoft's source, commit 4ae1b7e
22 Jul 2025
No longer on the page Supported location policies Microsoft's source, commit 4ae1b7e

4 earlier changes

22 Jul 2025
Requirement added Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit 4ae1b7e
22 Jul 2025
No longer on the page Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit 4ae1b7e
8 Jul 2024
No longer on the page Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit 453dfa7
8 Jul 2024
Requirement added Client-side claim challenge Microsoft's source, commit 453dfa7

Observed history and review priority

Captured 24 Oct 00:41 UTC; extracted 24 Oct 00:41 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.

Review priority. Extracted assertions require review · Publisher marks guidance tentative · Applicability or exceptions require review

0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 24 hours.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

Retained observations · 13

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24 Oct 00:41 UTC · 23 candidates
12 Oct 23:53 UTC · 23 candidates
8 Oct 23:13 UTC · 20 candidates
22 Sep 14:59 UTC · 22 candidates
15 Apr 18:33 UTC · 22 candidates
25 Mar 00:50 UTC · 22 candidates
23 Mar 17:33 UTC · 22 candidates
22 Jul 2025 17:50 UTC · 22 candidates
8 Jul 2024 12:24 UTC · 22 candidates
29 May 2024 23:19 UTC · 22 candidates
4 Apr 2024 14:43 UTC · 22 candidates
15 Mar 2024 14:11 UTC · 22 candidates
14 Mar 2024 15:32 UTC · 22 candidates

Microsoft's edits

History on GitHub

Commits to the page's source in MicrosoftDocs/entra-docs, with Microsoft's own messages. Commit dates can be hours or days before Learn publishes the change. ChangeIntel keeps a copy of each diff, so an edit stays readable here if GitHub stops serving it. Read today 00:34 UTC.

22 Sep 14:59 UTC Learn Editor: Update concept-continuous-access-evaluation.md Served on LearnView diff
15 Apr 18:33 UTC update docs for configurable token lifetimes GA View diff
25 Mar 00:50 UTC AI readiness: add Overview heading to CA articles (batch 2) View diff
23 Mar 17:33 UTC Editorial pass: 4 Conditional Access concept and deployment articles (14 fixes) View diff
22 Jul 2025 17:50 UTC Freshness updates July2 View diff
8 Jul 2024 12:24 UTC grammar error View diff
29 May 2024 23:19 UTC status View diff
4 Apr 2024 14:43 UTC [Conditional Access] Network Assignment View diff
15 Mar 2024 14:11 UTC PM Edits View diff
14 Mar 2024 15:32 UTC [Global Secure Access] CAE Location update from PG View diff

10 metadata-only edits · author, dates or topic labels, no article text

8 Apr 17:46 UTC Update reviewer for continuous access evaluation doc Metadata onlyView diff
24 Mar 00:50 UTC Content freshness review: Conditional Access (65 articles verified, 1 fix) Metadata onlyView diff
19 Feb 16:42 UTC Merge branch 'main' into copilot/reclassify-ms-topic-entries-121-160 Metadata onlyView diff
18 Feb 23:43 UTC [BULK UPDATE] Metadata only. Moves manager to folder level in docfx.json. Metadata onlyView diff
10 Feb 23:58 UTC [BULK UPDATE] Metadata Only. Moves author/ms.author/ms.service/ms.subservice to folder level in docfx.json and out of individual files. Metadata onlyView diff
3 Feb 21:08 UTC Updates author and ms.author. Metadata onlyView diff
27 Jan 00:22 UTC Update ms.topic values for batch 4 files (entries 121-160) Metadata onlyView diff
31 Jul 2025 07:05 UTC Bulk update ms.topic, folder: identity,permissions-management,standards Metadata onlyView diff
24 Jul 2025 20:25 UTC [BULK] Update manager name Metadata onlyView diff
7 Mar 2025 18:21 UTC BULK [Microsoft Entra] Manager update Metadata onlyView diff

Community source · 24 Oct 2026
Conditional Access Gaps and the App Back Door, with Brandon Colley
Official documentation · 13 Oct 2026
Conditional Access target resources
Official documentation · 13 Oct 2026
Conditional Access token protection
Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026
Conditional Access session controls
Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026
Authentication strengths
Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026
Conditional Access conditions

Retained observations

24 Oct 00:41 UTC · shown above
12 Oct 23:53 UTC
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8 Oct 23:13 UTC
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What changed

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