Explaining Conditional Access and Azure Pass Through Authentication

My previous article, Is Azure AD Pass-Through Authentication Right for You? generated some comments and questions about how PTA works with conditional access in Azure AD. There was enough confusion that I wrote a companion article, Explaining Conditional Access and Azure Pass Through Authentication.

Conditional access works great in a cloud-only world, but the real world usually contains legacy clients. Learn when it's appropriate to use conditional access policies and when to use AD FS claims rules with Azure pass-through authentication.

Additional resources:

• Download the latest version of Azure Active Directory Connect
• View the latest AAD Connect release notes
• Read more about Pass-Through Authentication
• Read more about conditional access with Microsoft Intune
• Read more about Setting up on-premises conditional access using Azure Active Directory Device Registration with AD FS