AI Search SharePoint Indexer Limitations and Considerations

Question

In the context of:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/search/search-howto-index-sharepoint-online#limitations-and-considerations

What us meant by "SharePoint Online indexer isn't supported when Microsoft ENTRA ID Conditional Access is enabled."? Conditional Access isn't a simple enabled/disabled setting. Given that Conditional Access should be enabled as best practice on any serious enterprise tenant, what explicitly is meant by "disabled" in this context?

Answer 1

Nick Brown, Based on the doc reference and from my understanding of your ask.

From the doc - "SharePoint Online indexer isn't supported when Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access is enabled."

'Conditional Access isn't a simple enabled/disabled setting' - this statement is not specifically outlined in the the doc that you referenced.

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As per the documentation, you need check if your tenant has conditional policies to restrict devices. If this is the case, the indexer is not supported:

If your Microsoft Entra organization has conditional access enabled and your administrator isn't able to grant any device access for delegated permissions, you should consider app-based permissions instead. For more information, see Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies.

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