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Conditional Access policy plans preview groups shared targeting and exclusion rules

Microsoft added three Entra ID guides for Conditional Access policy plans, a preview capability that groups related rules under shared targeting and conditions, centralizes exclusions, and supports review before enforcement. A separate guide covers Secure Cloud User Integration single sign-on with OIDC, while Private Access operations guidance removed a connector-offline troubleshooting workflow.

For Entra administrators

Conditional Access administrators can review migration and creation workflows before enabling plan rules; original policies remain unchanged and continue evaluating independently, and plan management requires the Conditional Access Administrator role. Administrators configuring Secure Cloud User Integration can follow the OIDC setup, including consent-dependent enterprise application creation. Private Access operators should not rely on the removed connector-offline workflow; the update states that no action is required.

This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

Updates this week

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Migrate Conditional Access policies to a policy plan (preview)

Public preview

A new article explains how to consolidate selected Conditional Access policies into a policy plan, review shared conditions and generated rules, and validate the plan before enforcement. Original policies remain unchanged and continue evaluating independently.

26 October 2026

Create a Conditional Access policy plan (preview)

Public preview

A new guide explains how to create policy plans from templates or from scratch, configure shared conditions and exclusions, review rules in report-only mode, and enable them.

26 October 2026
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Operate Private Access

Doc update

The Private Access operations page no longer includes the row describing a connector offline condition, related Sentinel analytics guidance, or the Windows service check.

26 October 2026
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