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Steel Contributor

Aug 01, 2016

Authenticating to O365 using Powershell and MFA

I am running into issues with autheticating to O365 on Powershell and in this case my account has been enabled with MFA. I already installed the preview from https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ente...

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office 365

Mike Platvoet
Nov 10, 2016
To save everyone from having to read AnnaChu full post: there is now an Exchange Online Powershell module in preview available that supports MFA. I just tested it and it works (so far) as expected. Go to http://aka.ms/exopspreview to download the preview.

Louis Simonetti

Copper Contributor

Not for connecting to Exchange Online, that is purely a PSSession in PowerShell, which is not ADAL enabled. The rest of the services, yes, those cmdlets work, but Exchange and EOP, are just PSSessions.

Nils van Woensel

Copper Contributor

Sep 26, 2016

I agree that all PS connecting to O365 should support the ADAL library.

Waiting for this feature already more than 1 year.

AnnaChu
Microsoft
Nov 07, 2016
Making sure you're aware of this thread here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Identity-Authentication/MFA-and-Powershell/m-p/23579/thread-id/116/highlight/true#M130
- Mike Platvoet
  Steel Contributor
  Nov 10, 2016
  To save everyone from having to read AnnaChu full post: there is now an Exchange Online Powershell module in preview available that supports MFA. I just tested it and it works (so far) as expected. Go to http://aka.ms/exopspreview to download the preview.
  - escupham
    Steel Contributor
    Mar 02, 2017
    We enabled MFA for our Exchange Admins and they are able to run the PowerShell okay. We are finding that they are having to re-auth every 30 minute or so. Anyone know if there's a way to extend this?
    
    Also, is Exchange PowerShell the only one that is supporting MFA at this time? I'm not seeing anything for SharePoint...