CAE

Azure AD - Continuous access evaluation ( CAE )

Continuous access evaluation ( CAE ) is a new version ( Currently writing this still in Preview ) of identity security from Microsoft Azure AD which involves the terminating of active sessions to Office 365 services such as Exchange, Teams and Sharepoint in real-time instead of waiting for a Token Expiry.

Currently when you perform tasks such as :

  • Reset a Users password

  • Disable their Account

  • Enable them for MFA

You need to wait for their session token to expire, so the user is removed from accessing services. The token length duration can be reduced from the default of 1 hour to 10 minutes , however this still gives an ex gruntled employer, for example, 1a minimum 10 minutes to email Customer or Employers after termination.

The manual method to force the refresh is to log out session in the 365 portal below

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How with Continuous access evaluation ( CAE ) this is no longer needed!

Applications that support Continuous access evaluation ( CAE )

  • Outlook for Windows, iOS, Android, Mac and Web App;

  • Teams for Windows, iOS, Android and Mac (Only for Teams resource);

  • Word/Excel/PowerPoint for Windows, iOS, Android and Mac.

What is the cost?

At least one Azure AD Premium P1 license is required in your organization