It’s less than a year until Microsoft turns off Basic Authentication for its Exchange Web Services (EWS). While new apps like Office 365 Pro Plus use modern authentication techniques, if you ...

Microsoft is now planning to disable Basic Authentication use with its Exchange Online service sometime in the 'second half of 2021,' according to a Friday announcement.

This week brings Exchange Online news regarding Basic Authentication, plus a September cumulative update delay for Exchange Server.

GUEST OPINION: The use of Basic Authentication over the internet is as old as the basic standard for the world wide web. Its use was outlined in May 1996 as part of the standard for version 1.0 of ...

If you've implemented multi-factor authentication, you should disable the default basic authentication to make sure attackers can't exploit it.

Microsoft recently announced plans to end support for Basic Authentication in its Exchange Online e-mail service when used with various e-mail protocols.

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