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Microsoft Turns Off Basic Authentication for Autodiscover

Microsoft Turns Off Basic Authentication for Autodiscover

Now that they've disabled basic authentication for email connection protocols, Microsoft is doing the same for the Autodiscover service. This makes sense. There's no point in allowing basic authentication for Autodiscover when clients can't use basic authentication to connect. Microsoft will therefore turn off basic authentication for Autodiscover as it removes basic authentication for protocols like POP3, EAS, IMAP4, EWS, and MAPI.

November 18, 2022
Using Azure Automation to Monitor Unified Audit Log Events

Using Azure Automation to Monitor Unified Audit Log Events

The Office 365 audit log is a rich source of forensic information. This article explains how to use Azure Automation to search the log for high-priority events. We use the new support for managed identities in V3.0 of the Exchange Online management PowerShell module to search the audit log and end up sending a nice HTML-format message to administrators.

October 17, 2022
Practical Graph: Create a Mailbox Contents Report 7 Comments

Practical Graph: Create a Mailbox Contents Report

Everyone likes reports. Well, here's a PowerShell script to create a report of Exchange Online mailbox content. The script uses the Graph API to list every item more than a year old (you can remove the filter if you like) and creates an Excel workbook containing the data. What you do with the information afterwards is up to you!

October 3, 2022
Hybrid Work Guides: Great or late? Teams Rooms Licensing Delights or Disappoints: Practical Podcast S3 Ep.10

Hybrid Work Guides: Great or late? Teams Rooms Licensing Delights or Disappoints: Practical Podcast S3 Ep.10

This week on the Practical 365 podcast, Paul and I are talking about Microsoft Teams and the Hybrid Workplace. Microsoft have released "Hybrid Work Guides for your Business". And, whilst producing brochures for your executives to read about how to improve Hybrid work - Teams Rooms gets some licensing changes - which you'll either love or.. not love so much. Plus, ever wanted a universal translator? Teams delivers...

September 8, 2022
One Last Chance to Pause the Great Exchange Online Basic Authentication Shutoff 3 Comments

One Last Chance to Pause the Great Exchange Online Basic Authentication Shutoff

The great remove basic authentication from Exchange Online project is rapidly approaching the October 1 date when Microsoft will start removing support for basic authentication for seven email connectivity protocols. We've known about this date for well over a year, but some organizations need a little extra time to be ready. Microsoft is offering a one-time three-month extension to January 1, 2023. After that, they're going to proceed with the final termination.

September 1, 2022