# All Conditional Access policies are configured to exclude at least one emergency/break glass account or group

It is recommended to have at least one emergency/break glass account or account group excluded from all Conditional Access policies.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/MT.1005

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```powershell title="Run this check"
Invoke-Maester -TestId MT.1005
```

## Overview

It is recommended to have at least one emergency/break glass account or account group excluded from all Conditional Access policies.
This allows for emergency access to the tenant in case of a misconfiguration or other issues.

See [Manage emergency access accounts in Microsoft Entra ID - Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/identity/role-based-access-control/security-emergency-access)

## Details

<details>
<summary>Every attribute of this check</summary>

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Test ID | MT.1005 |
| Severity | High |
| Suite | Maester |
| Product | Entra ID |
| Feature | Conditional Access |
| Area | Privileged access |
| Resource type | ConditionalAccessPolicy |
| User impact | Low |
| Implementation cost | Low |
| MITRE ATT&CK | None |
| PowerShell test | [Test-MtCaEmergencyAccessExists](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1005.ps1) |
| Services | Graph |
| Compatible licenses | AAD_PREMIUM |

</details>

## Source

- Test: [`tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1005.ps1`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1005.ps1)
- Documentation: [`tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1005.md`](https://github.com/maester365/maester/blob/main/tests/maester/entra/Test.MT.1005.md)