# Conditional Access
Conditional Access consolidates signals to make decisions, and enforces organizational policies like in case of SCA, require a complaint device or App Protection Policies.
Use Conditional Access policies to apply the right access controls when needed to keep your organization secure. \
Azure AD Conditional Access is at the heart of the new identity-driven control plane.\
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Conditional Access policies are enforced after first-factor authentication is completed. Conditional Access isn't intended to be an organization's first line of defense for scenarios like denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, but it can use signals from these events to determine access.
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