What is required for Azure AD Conditional Access to be effective for remote access solutions?

For Azure AD Conditional Access to be effective for remote access solutions, integration with Azure AD is essential. Azure AD Conditional Access policies are rules that an organization defines in Azure Active Directory to enforce specific requirements when users attempt to access resources. This integration is necessary as it allows the Conditional Access feature to assess the context of a login attempt, including user identity, location, device state, and application being accessed.

By leveraging Azure AD, organizations can centralize their access control and security measures, ensuring that only the right users are allowed access according to the defined policies. These policies can also enforce additional controls such as requiring multifactor authentication or restricting access based on device compliance, which further enhances security for remote access.

Other options such as a Virtual Private Network connection, client-based configurations, or multifactor authentication are relevant aspects of remote access security; however, they do not alone provide the framework needed to implement Conditional Access policies effectively. The core requirement is the integration with Azure AD, which serves as the backbone for managing identities and access across various cloud services.