Microsoft Entra Conditional Access Optimization Agent

What it does

Microsoft Learn documents the Conditional Access Optimization Agent as a Security Copilot agent in Microsoft Entra that can run automatically every 24 hours (activity-based runs are in preview), scans for new users, applications and agent identities, and checks them against Conditional Access best practice: MFA, device-based controls, blocking legacy authentication and device-code flow. It proposes new policies, suggests consolidating similar policies, and can update the associated policy through one-click remediation by an authorised administrator; settings let it create policies in report-only mode, send Teams notifications and build phased rollout plans; policy review reports and a ServiceNow integration are in preview. Documented limits include up to 300 users and 150 applications per run and no way to stop a run once started. It requires at least Microsoft Entra ID P1 and Security Copilot security compute units (SCUs). Microsoft's privacy statement gives Microsoft Corporation's address in Redmond, Washington.

Frameworks (vendor-stated)

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Pricing (as published)

No standalone price. Requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 or higher plus Security Copilot security compute units (Microsoft Learn says a run averages under one SCU); Microsoft says Security Copilot agents are also made available to Microsoft 365 E5 customers. Check Microsoft's Security Copilot pricing for SCU rates.

Tasks

identity governancepolicy managementremediation

Sources

1. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/security-copilot/conditional-access-agent-optimization (primary)
2. microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/ai-machine-learning/microsoft-security-copilot
3. privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement

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FAQ (from this dataset)

What does Microsoft Entra Conditional Access Optimization Agent do?

Security Copilot agent in Microsoft Entra that scans a tenant for users, apps and agent identities not covered by Conditional Access, recommends or updates policies and applies one-click remediation.

How much does Microsoft Entra Conditional Access Optimization Agent cost?

No standalone price. Requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 or higher plus Security Copilot security compute units (Microsoft Learn says a run averages under one SCU); Microsoft says Security Copilot agents are also made available to Microsoft 365 E5 customers. Check Microsoft's Security Copilot pricing for SCU rates.

Where is Microsoft headquartered?

United States

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