Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
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In brief
The article now advises verifying licenses, administrative access, and app configuration before onboarding. It also specifies that catalog applications appear in the Connected Apps table on the Conditional Access App Control page.
What Defender admins need to know
Admins should confirm these prerequisites and use the clarified page location when onboarding an app.
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Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the required licenses, administrative access, and app configuration in place.
Add admins to the app onboarding/maintenance list
To add admins to the app onboarding/maintenance list, perform the following steps:
Step 2: Add the app manually and install certificates, if necessary
Applications in the app catalog are automatically populated into the Connected Apps table under Connected Apps.on the Conditional Access App Control page. Check that the app you want to deploy is recognized in the Connected Apps table.
- In the menu bar of Defender for Cloud Apps, select the settings cog, and select the Conditional Access App Control tab to access a table of applications that can be configured with access and session policies.
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ author: damalkaw # GitHub alias ms.author: damalkaw # Microsoft alias ms.service: defender-for-cloud-apps ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 06/16/2026-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Session controls in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps can be configured to work ## Prerequisites +Before you begin, make sure you have the required licenses, administrative access, and app configuration in place.+ ### Add admins to the app onboarding/maintenance list To add admins to the app onboarding/maintenance list, perform the following steps:@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ Follow these steps to configure any app to be controlled by Defender for Cloud A ## Step 2: Add the app manually and install certificates, if necessary<a name="conf-app"></a><a name="add-app"></a> -Applications in the app catalog are automatically populated into the table under Connected Apps. Check that the app you want to deploy is recognized in the Connected Apps table.+Applications in the app catalog are automatically populated into the Connected Apps table on the Conditional Access App Control page. Check that the app you want to deploy is recognized in the Connected Apps table. 1. In the menu bar of Defender for Cloud Apps, select the settings cog, and select the **Conditional Access App Control** tab to access a table of applications that can be configured with access and session policies.