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PBeiler1
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Jul 19, 2016
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MFA with Outlook 2016 on the desktop and Skype 2016

Is there a special settings for MFA to work with Outlook 2016 on the desktop and Skype 2016?  After enabling MFA for my ID, the WINDOWS SECURITY dialogue (wanting my O365 credentials) does not accept...
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PBeiler1
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Jul 28, 2016

...Conditional access?  Can you breifly describe?  Are you referring to Microsoft's Powershell solution, enabling  Exchange online and Skype for MFA.  I haven't done this yet but was going to test.  I'm told this will take care of it (so I don't need to do the App Password) but need to test.   

https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Using-Office-365-modern-authentication-with-Office-clients-776c0036-66fd-41cb-8928-5495c0f9168a?ui=en-US&rs=en-GB&ad=GB

Details in the GETTING STARTING WITH MODERN AUTHENTICATION section. 

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PBeiler1
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Aug 04, 2016

Quick Follow up ... Microsoft has a setting solution, to enable MFA for Exchange Online and Skype 2016, rather than using APP PASSWORD.  Powershell is needed to make this change. But MFA does not yet work when connecting to Exchange Online with Powershell. MFA does work for connecting to Azure AD with Powershell.

So MFA needs to mature to the point where one can connect with Powershell. Hmmm. I want MFA turned on for admins. Then my admins will not be able to use Powershell to do their admin work.  Hope to be proven wrong soon, on using MFA and Powershell for connecting to Exchange Online.

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