Microsoft MVP
Security: Identity & Access

Jon Hope

M365 Solutions Architect at Inforcer

Tenant is the new server, Identity is the foundation and Conditional Access is the perimeter. I make sure policy intent becomes real, enforceable protection.

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Entra · Conditional Access Enabled

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target resourcesAll cloud apps
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networkAny location
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Focus

Identity is Everything

Microsoft Entra ID

Identity architecture, authentication methods, and threat detection across the directory.

authentication

Conditional Access

Policy design, exclusions, service principal gaps, named locations, and device compliance.

policy-design

M365 Governance

Group lifecycle, ownership models, tenant cleanup, and Copilot readiness.

lifecycle

Resources

Tech, Fun & Projects

Flagship

CA Policy Analyzer

Scan a tenant's Conditional Access posture in seconds. Surfaces coverage gaps, risky exclusions, and service principal blind spots before an attacker does.

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coverage

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Graph API Reference

Copy-ready Microsoft Graph calls for identity and policy management.

CA Policy Templates

Battle-tested Conditional Access baselines you can deploy and adapt.

Entra Baselines

Hardening references for a clean, defensible Entra tenant.

Writing

Latest from the blog.

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Identity Series · PT05 Latest

Groups: The Connective Tissue of Microsoft 365

Groups quietly decide who gets what across the entire tenant. Get them wrong and every policy downstream inherits the mistake.

Who Did You Let Into Your House?

Passkeys: Security Only Works If People Use It

CA Policy Analyzer Update

Appearances

Talks, podcasts & features.

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YouTube Appearances

Watch Jon on YouTube — identity security, Conditional Access, and M365 strategy across guest appearances and sessions.

Podcasts & Events

M365.FM — Securing Identities at Scale

Conditional Access, Zero Trust, Bicep/IaC, passkeys, and AI in security. With Mirko Peters.

Jun 19, 2026 58 min

Apple Podcasts Spreaker

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Let's talk identity.

Conditional Access, Tenant Security, Passkeys or where to start. I'm always up for the conversation.

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