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Config Question: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Authenticator, Mac Mail Users
Hello All, We are currently using Microsoft 365 which is "hosted" or "federated" through GoDaddy. I want to pilot Microsoft Authenticator, so that we can have either MFA, SSO, or a combo of both. I'm running into a possible issue when I enable MFA for myself, as an enduser. We run TEAMS, and I only get asked to re-login into Teams to authenticate, which does work. However, if Mac Mail running as a client on the endpoint machine, should I assume that MFA will not work, since it is always communicating to the "hosted/federated" backend? That it never disconnects the connection? If there is something I should do differently with the config, I'd appreciate the guidance here.
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There is no native support for MFA, particularly in environments federated through GoDaddy. As a result, enabling MFA may disrupt or restrict its ability to connect. In contrast, applications such as Microsoft Teams and other modern clients fully support MFA through modern authentication protocols. For legacy clients like Mac Mail, organizations typically need to implement app passwords as a workaround or transition users to Outlook for Mac to ensure seamless MFA compatibility.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/enable-or-disable-modern-authentication-in-exchange-online
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/howto-mfa-app-passwords
https://www.godaddy.com/en/help/set-up-my-multi-factor-authentication-method-40415
