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Multi-factor Authentication breaks outlook
Just wondering if anyone has run into this issue. I have been Turning on MFA for users a group at a time all was going smooth. The next morning after turning on MFA for the last hand full of u...
Please be aware that Microsoft has announced that it is going to forbid App passwords (i.e. basic authentication) for clients accessing Outlook Web Services beginning in October of 2020. I've been testing Outlook on Android and there are currently many issues regarding 2-way, unattended, sync of contact information between Office 365 and Outlook App for Android. I've reported all of the issues I identified to Outlook App support, and they say they will address them. I'm also hoping that Android App providers like Samsung Mail App and Google Gmail App will be updated to support Modern Auth.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Exchange-Team-Blog/Improving-Security-Together/ba-p/805892
Our issue was mainly with Outlook 2016 client on Windows 10. Long story short, Outlook was communicating to o365 using Modern Auth, but Basic auth. Ran MS SARA which was flicking a switch somewhere in the windows profile which addressed our issue. As far as the outlook app goes. I have pushed a modern Auth Mail Profile to Android and IOS using Itunes without issue.
Doing this the APP is now using the users network pass instead of the APP Password.
Doing this the APP is now using the users network pass instead of the APP Password.