
Simplicity isn't at all bad, but Basic authentication makes it easier for attackers to capture user credentials (particularly if the credentials are not protected by TLS), which increases the risk of those stolen credentials being reused against other endpoints or services. Traditionally, Basic authentication is enabled by default on most servers or services, and is simple to set up. Basic authentication simply means the application sends a username and password with every request, and those credentials are also often stored or saved on the device. Read the rest of this article to fully understand the changes we're making and how these changes might affect you.įor many years, applications have used Basic authentication to connect to servers, services, and API endpoints. Now that the date has passed, you (or support) can't re-enable Basic authentication in your tenant.īasic authentication is now being disabled in all new tenants, or wherever it is still enabled. (If OAuth2 (Office365) is not listed as an option, click Check for Supported Types first.If Basic authentication was disabled in your tenant and users and apps were unable to connect, you had until Dec 31 2022, to re-enable the affected protocols. On the Authentication drop down menu select OAuth2 (Office365).In the Receiving Email step, set the Server Type drop down menu to Exchange Web Services, enter your email address in the Username field, and change the Host URL field to “ “.Enter your name and email address in the Required Information fields, uncheck “Look up mail server details based on the entered email address”, and click Next.When prompted to restore from backup, ensure “Restore from a backup file:” is unchecked.If Evolution was already configured, go to File > New > Mail Account to open the wizard.


If this is the first run, you will be presented with the add account wizard.

Supported configurations can be found here.įedora Linux 34, evolution-ews, evolution 3.40-4-2įedora Linux 35, evolution-ews, evolution 3.40-4-2 The client must support MFA (OAuth2).ĭo not contact the Helpdesk or University IT for assistance with these configurations. Users who do not need support from University IT can continue to use Evolution (with the Evolution EWS package), or Thunderbird without a plugin if they have a grandfathered IMAP exception.
