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Iron Contributor

Oct 04, 2018

Are app passwords still required for Outlook 365 even if I'm running the very latest build?

I want to enable MFA on my Microsoft 365 tenant, but have a question about how MFA is handled by the desktop version of Outlook 365 Pro Plus. At Ignite this year, I thought I was told that MFA woul...

Iron Contributor

Oct 04, 2018

Hello OneTechBeyond,

No, it is not. App passwords should only be required on applications that could not support modern auth (so older versions of outlook for instance).

On the new download of outlook (really anything past 2013), you should be able to do legitimate MFA without an app password.

With that said, if you sitll have an app password associated with your account, that could be why. Check the portal, and delete any app password associated with yourself and outlook/office and try again.

adam

OneTechBeyond
Iron Contributor
Oct 04, 2018
That's what I thought.

Do you know exactly where in the Admin portal, I should be able to find a user's app password list?
- VasilMichev
  MVP
  Oct 04, 2018
  You cannot view user's app passwords, but you can force delete them via the portal by navigating to https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/UserManagement/MultifactorVerification.aspx?culture=en-US&BrandContextID=O365, selecting the user, Manage user settings, second option there.
  
  Your own app passwords you can manage via: https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/securityInfo#/register