With Basic Authentication in Exchange Online set to lose support this fall, Microsoft on Tuesday shared details about the transition and highlighted potential hurdles for organizations.

SEE: Windows 10: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic) However, that only shows one set of applications, and others might be using Basic Authentication to sign in across all the other Office 365 services.

Microsoft and Apple are working together to eliminate Basic Authentication use with the Mail app for organizations using the Microsoft Exchange Online e-mail service, according to a Thursday ...

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Microsoft still intends to turn off Basic Authentication for Exchange Online users on Oct. 1, but it is offering a possible grace period of about three months before ending it altogether.

Microsoft recommends enabling multi-factor authentication for Office 365. To do so, you must also disable basic or legacy authentication on Microsoft Exchange Server.

Learn how to configure saving credentials for Basic Authentication in Outlook policy using Group Policy and Registry Editor in Windows 11/10.

A new capability that allows IT pros to disable 'basic authentication' when using the Exchange Online service is now available as a public preview, though there are a few caveats.