Enforcing Azure AD-Joined Devices for Global Administrators

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The scenario described in the question involves an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant and a conditional access policy named Policy1. In this policy, Azure AD-joined devices are required for members of the Global Administrators group when they authenticate from untrusted locations.

Azure AD conditional access policies are used to enforce specific access controls for specific users based on various criteria such as the user's group membership, device state, and network location. These policies help to ensure that only authorized users are able to access resources within an organization's Azure environment.

Azure AD-joined devices are devices that are joined to an organization's Azure AD tenant. These devices have a direct relationship with Azure AD, which allows them to be managed and controlled by the organization's IT team. When a user authenticates to Azure AD from an Azure AD-joined device, it provides an additional level of security and assurance that the user is authorized to access the requested resource.

In the scenario described in the question, the Policy1 conditional access policy enforces the use of Azure AD-joined devices for members of the Global Administrators group when they authenticate to Azure AD from untrusted locations. This means that if a member of the Global Administrators group attempts to authenticate to Azure AD from an untrusted location, they will only be able to access the requested resource if they are using an Azure AD-joined device. If they are not using an Azure AD-joined device, they will be denied access.

Overall, the use of conditional access policies and Azure AD-joined devices can help to improve the security of an organization's Azure environment by ensuring that only authorized users are able to access sensitive resources.