# Restrict Access To Azure Portal > Restrict Access To Azure Portal. Restrict Access To Azure Portal. ## Settings this baseline controls | Setting | What it does | | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Policy name | Specifies a display name for the Conditional Access Policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Enable policy | Specifies the state of the conditional Access Policy. Possible values are: enabled, disabled, enabledForReportingButNotEnforced. Required. [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included users | User IDs in scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included roles | Role IDs in scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included groups | Group IDs in scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included guest types | Guest or external user types in scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Excluded users | User IDs excluded from scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Excluded roles | Role IDs excluded from scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | **5 more settings** | Setting | What it does | | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Excluded groups | Group IDs excluded from scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Excluded guest types | Guest or external user types excluded from scope of policy [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Grant controls | List of values of built-in controls required by the policy. Possible values: block, mfa, compliantDevice, domainJoinedDevice, approvedApplication, compliantApplication, passwordChange, unknownFutureValue [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included device platforms | Possible values are: android, iOS, windows, windowsPhone, macOS, linux, all, unknownFutureValue. [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | | Included applications | The list of client IDs (appId) the policy applies to, unless explicitly excluded (in excludeApplications) All, Office365 - For the list of apps included in Office365. [Learn more](https://www.manishbangia.com/restrict-access-to-azure-portal-ext-network-ca-policy/?utm_content=cmp-true) | [Adding a baseline](https://docs.octiga.io/baselines/adding-a-baseline/) — Add, configure or remove a single baseline on a tenant, a user or a group, without deploying a whole scheme. ## Configure it Add this baseline when access to the Azure portal should be closed to everyone except the roles or groups that manage Azure resources for the tenant. 1. Add the baseline to the tenant directly (see [Adding a baseline](https://docs.octiga.io/baselines/adding-a-baseline/)), or carry it in a scheme you deploy to every tenant you manage (see [Deploying a scheme](https://docs.octiga.io/baselines/deploying-a-scheme/)). 2. Leave **Included users** empty. This baseline scopes who's affected through **Included roles** or **Included groups** instead of a user list, so set one of those to whoever needs Azure access. 3. Use **Excluded users**, **Excluded roles** or **Excluded groups** for anyone who always needs to reach the Azure portal, such as break-glass accounts. 4. Leave **Grant controls** set to block. The baseline denies Azure portal access outright to anyone in scope rather than adding a second factor. 5. **Save.** Turn on **Auto-remediation** if you want Octiga to reapply the policy whenever it's changed in Microsoft 365. End users outside the roles or groups you scoped it to see no change, since they were never meant to reach the Azure portal. > **Caution:** Anyone caught by the block loses access to the Azure portal, with no second-factor fallback. Check the roles and groups you've included and excluded before you switch **Enable policy** on. > **Licence: Entra ID P1 or P2:** This baseline needs Entra ID P1 or P2 on the tenant. Without it, Octiga excludes the baseline rather than reporting it as deviated — see [Licence requirements](https://docs.octiga.io/reference/licence-requirements/). ## Check it worked After the next sync, this baseline shows **Passing** once a policy with `state` set to `enabled`, the block grant control, and the Azure portal as its target resource exists in Microsoft Entra. You can confirm it in the Microsoft Entra admin centre under **Entra ID > Conditional Access > Policies**. Anyone in scope who isn't excluded is refused sign-in to the Azure portal; everyone else notices nothing. ## Standards this addresses ### CIS - **M365 5.2.2.x** — CIS M365 Foundations Benchmark 5.2.2.x - **v8 6.8** — CIS Controls v8 Safeguard 6.8 ### NIST - **PR.AC-4** — NIST CSF 2.0 PR.AC-4 - **AC-3** — NIST SP 800-53 AC-3 - **AC-6** — NIST SP 800-53 AC-6 ### ISO 27001 - **A.8.2** — ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A.8.2 - **A.8.3** — ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A.8.3 **Doing this for every tenant?** Step through the deploy wizard to apply a scheme to a tenant, groups or users, and see what Managed and Direct do at deploy time. [Deploying a scheme](https://docs.octiga.io/baselines/deploying-a-scheme/)