Advanced Delivery Policies in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (ADP) Setup Guide
Learn how to set up Microsoft Defender Advanced Delivery Policies for more realistic phishing simulations that bypass spam filters.
What is Microsoft ADP?
Microsoft Defender Advanced Delivery Policies is an advanced allowlisting mechanism that lets you bypass Microsoft's anti-spam and anti-phishing email filters for approved senders. As a result, it improves the deliverability of simulated emails.
For more details, see Microsoft's official documentation.
Prerequisites
Before setting up ADP, ensure you have:
- Microsoft 365 administrator access
- Recipients using email addresses from your Microsoft 365 domain
- Admin permissions to configure policies for "Microsoft Defender for Office 365"
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Step 1: Obtain the whitelisting information
- Log into your Tartan account
- Navigate to Phishing Campaign
- Select the Microsoft ADP (Recommended) option under the Email delivery method section
- Information for copying will be in the appeared tables
Step 2: Configure ADP in Microsoft Defender
- Access Microsoft Defender
- Log into your Microsoft Defender with an administrator account
- Navigate to Threat Policies
- On the left menu expand the Email & collaboration section
- Press the Policies & Rules option, in the opened page choose Threat Policies
- Access Advanced Delivery
- Under the Rules section choose Advanced delivery
- Select the Phishing simulation tab
- Select Edit: a modal with title Edit third party phishing simulations will open
- Fill in the Configuration Details
- The domains provided under Phishing simulation domains
- The IP addresses provided under Sending IP
- The Simulation URLs provided under Phishing simulation URLs
Important: URL Format
URLs should be rewritten following this format:
https://my.tartan.app/→*.tartan.app/* - Save Configuration
- Click Save to finish the process
- It may take some time (up to 2 hours) for changes to take effect
Allowlisting Training Domains with Safe Links (Microsoft Defender for Office 365)
Some of Microsoft Defender setups might have the Safe Links filter included, which may block external links included in our training pages. To prevent that, certain domains used by Tartan should be added to the policy in Microsoft Defender.
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
- Access Microsoft Defender
- Log into your Microsoft Defender with an administrator account
- Navigate to Safe Links
- On the left menu expand the Email & collaboration section
- Press the Policies & Rules option, in the opened page choose Threat Policies
- Under the Policies section choose Safe Links
- Create New Policy
- Select Create to add a new policy
- Give the policy a name and description, so you can identify it in case you need to make changes in future
- Press Next to continue
- Add Organization Domains
- Add your organization's domain(s) in the input titled Domains
- Press Next
- Configure Safe Links Settings
- Make sure to make active the checkbox "On: Safe Links checks a list of known, malicious links when users click links in email. URLs are rewritten by default"
- Click the Manage 0 URLs under the Do not rewrite the following URLs in email (0) on the same step
- Add Tartan URLs
- You will now have to add URLs shown in the Phishing simulation URLs table in Tartan
Important: URL Format
URLs should be rewritten following this format:
https://my.tartan.app/→*.tartan.app/* - Add Each URL
- For each email present in the URLs table, select Add URLs on the Microsoft page
- Enter the URL
- Click Save
Need Help?
If you encounter issues or need assistance with your ADP setup:
- Contact our support team at [email protected]
- Include details about error messages or specific issues you're experiencing
- Our team can help verify your configuration and troubleshoot delivery problems
Security Note
Advanced Delivery Policies require appropriate permissions to bypass spam filters for approved senders. This access is used solely for authorized phishing simulation purposes and follows strict security protocols to protect your organization's data and privacy.
Need additional help with ADP setup?
Contact Support