After October 2020 apps will not be able to use Basic Authentication when connecting to Exchange Online. This change only affects commercial M365 at this time, not our consumer service users.
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"Nor does this change affect Outlook for Windows or Mac assuming they are already configured and using Modern Auth."Ĭustomers are encouraged to move to apps that support Modern Authentication prior to the Basic Authentication removal in October 2020. All apps and devices that are currently using the SMTP communication protocol for sending emails will not be affected by this change. "Please note this change does not affect SMTP AUTH – we will continue supporting Basic Authentication for the time being," adds Microsoft. Microsoft plans to disable Basic Authentication and only allow Modern Authentication in Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, IMAP, and Remote PowerShell at the same time to mitigate its security issues.
How Exchange Online Basic Auth works Moving to Modern Authentication To make things even worse, "multi-factor authentication (MFA) isn’t easy to enable when you are using Basic Authentication and so all too often it isn’t used." While it simplifies the authentication process, it also makes it easier for potential attackers to steal the credentials especially when the connections are not secured using the Transport Layer Security (TLS). This comes after a previous announcement made last year about plans to stop supporting and fully decommission Basic Authentication in Exchange Web Services (EWS) API for Office 365.īasic Authentication (also known as proxy authentication) is the process through which apps are sending username/password pairs with every request made when connecting to a server, an endpoint, or an online service, with the credentials often being stored locally on the device. Microsoft announced that Basic Authentication will be turned off in Exchange Online for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), POP, IMAP, and Remote PowerShell starting October 13, 2020.
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