How to Fix: Require Device Compliance for All Users
Step-by-step guide to implement require device compliance for all users in your Microsoft 365 environment.
5-10 minutes
Estimated Time
4
Steps
medium
Severity
Maximum Security
Baseline Level
Why This Matters
Unmanaged devices can have keyloggers, malware, or lack encryption. Requiring device compliance for all users ensures corporate data is only accessed from endpoints you control. This is a comprehensive Zero Trust control.
Prerequisites
- 1Global Administrator or appropriate admin role in Microsoft Entra ID
- 2Access to Microsoft Entra admin center (entra.microsoft.com)
- 3Microsoft Entra ID P1 or higher license
- 4Conditional Access Administrator role (minimum)
Expected Configuration
- A Conditional Access policy requires compliant or hybrid-joined device for all users
- All cloud applications are covered
- Emergency access accounts are excluded
Remediation Steps
Review Existing Policies
Examine your current Conditional Access policies.
- •Navigate to Microsoft Entra admin center
- •Go to Protection > Conditional Access
- •Review existing policies and their configurations
Design Policy Configuration
Plan the Conditional Access policy that addresses this control.
- •Define target users and groups
- •Determine target applications
- •Plan grant and session controls
Create or Update Policy
Implement the Conditional Access policy.
- •Create new policy or modify existing one
- •Configure assignments (users, apps, conditions)
- •Set appropriate grant and session controls
- •Start in Report-only mode for testing
Test and Enable
Validate the policy works correctly before full enforcement.
- •Monitor Report-only results
- •Test with pilot group
- •Switch to On when confident
- •Run TrueConfig scan to verify compliance
Auto-Remediation Available
TrueConfig can automatically fix this control for you. Enable auto-remediation to have this configuration applied and maintained automatically.
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