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Viewing changes to Conditional Access policies just became easier!

· 1 min read · Entra, Knowledgebase, Security

Today, a quick tip for all Entra admins out there. Conditional Access policies can be subject to change. When a policy is changed, its not very easy to see what changed. From the audit logs, this is how it looks:

Conditional Access policy update entry in the audit logs

Let’s face it; that’s not very convenient to read. Well, here’s the good part: Microsoft released a new feature that can “visualize” changes to Conditional Access straight from the audit logs.

Audit log details for a Conditional Access policy change

This will show the changes side by side.

Side-by-side comparison of Conditional Access policy changes

You can also switch to Inline mode.

Inline view of Conditional Access policy changes

From the audit logs in the Microsoft Entra admin center, select the filter Category: ‘Policy’ and Activity: ‘Update conditional access policy’. The new feature can be found on the Modified Properties tab.

Audit log filters for Conditional Access policy updates

That’s it!

Stay safe.

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