Policy decision point (PDP)

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A policy decision point is the component of an access control architecture that evaluates an authorization request against defined policies and returns a deterministic permit or deny decision.

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Microsoft Entra Entitlement Management Guide
2026-04-30 · Mirko Peters
Understand entitlement management systems, access requests, approvals, policy enforcement, and how Microsoft Entra supports access governance and lifecycle needs.

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