In an Enterprise Managed Users (EMU) environment, what is the role of IdP conditional access policies (CAP) relative to GitHub access?
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For EMU, CAP lives at the IdP: device compliance, location, and similar gates before GitHub login. It is not repo base permissions or an Actions label.
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Enterprise Managed Users centralize identity in the customer's IdP. Conditional access policies enforced by that IdP can require managed devices, approved locations, multifactor strength, or other signals before a user obtains a session to GitHub. That complements GitHub-side authorization (org roles, teams, repository permissions) rather than replacing base permissions or making every user an enterprise admin. CAP is not a GitHub Actions runner label and has nothing to do with publishing vulnerability advisories. Administrators should coordinate IdP CAP with GitHub IP allow lists, session controls, and EMU ownership model so security requirements are enforced at authentication time without breaking legitimate automation identities.