Why Basic Authentication for Exchange Online is So Bad

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Some doubt that Exchange Online will disable basic authentication for five email connection protocols in October 2020. The refrain is that it will be too hard for customers. Well, it might be hard to prepare to eliminate basic authentication, but if you don’t, your Office 365 tenant will be increasingly threatened by attacks that exploit known weaknesses.

 

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That's true. It is seven protocols now. We've been on this journey for a long time. And that post dates from May 2020. Here's the latest: https://practical365.com/exchange-online-basic-authentication/