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Basic Authentication will end on October so I decided to make a guide on how to handle it
Basic Authentication which doesn't allow for MFA enforcement will be disabled on October 2022, this means smtp, pop,imap and Exchange ActiveSync (used a lot by iPhone) won't work anymore. We help...
Make sure on your Azure AD sign in logs you enable the Columns Operating System and Device Browser used for the sign in, it will help you understand from which software/device the legacy protocal is being used.
In the OS what does it say ? Are you using iOS ? if so then try removing your account and re-adding it because it still might be using Exchange Active Sync.
Forgot, on our website we have a Web App which will tell you what devices users are using and will send you either a daily or weekly reminder of new devices users signed in still on legacy protocols.
More info on a Reddit post
Many thanks for your useful advices.
I would have loved to use the web app but it seems that my M365 business licence is not expensive enough to allow it.
As, on the Microsoft Azure log, the only people to have been signaled with basic authentication (me included) are the only people still with Office 2013, I have tested on my own PC the register modification forcing to use Modern Authentication : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\AlwaysUseMSOAuthForAutoDiscover value set to 1 (for the little story behind it, Office 2013 is the last version to NOT have it set by default).
I see now that I am no longer on the "shame list". I'll watch for a while and if my only problems come from it, I'll feel lucky.
Thanks again.
- You have a Microsoft 365 business standard ? If so then you can install outlook 365 no need to use an old version, or you have basic ?
M365 business (including office 365 and allowing Outlook on the web) AND office 2013/2016/2019 allowing more complete softwares. Some people prefer the real one to the cloudy other.
