Conditional Access Policy User Exception

This guide will show an administrator how to add a user exemption to an existing conditional access policy.

Role Requirements

Procedure Scope: Administrators

Required Group Membership: Admin.Security

Handbook Reference

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Conditional Access Policy User Exception

1. Navigate to Conditional Access – Azure Active Directory, the policies applied to the tenant will be displayed.
   
2. Locate a conditional access policy that needs to be bypassed; click the policy name to edit it. Select the Users item. The applicable users will be shown.
   
3. Click the Exclude button, then Select Excluded Users and Groups. Select any users which should be exempted. Click Next.
   
4. Move to the bottom of the screen. Under Enable Policy, select On, along with I Understand My Account Will Be Affected By This Policy option. Click Save.
   
5. The policy has been saved and should be applied within 5-10 minutes.

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