The end date for Basic Authentication on Exchange Online previously was Oct. 13, 2020, but Microsoft is now pushing it out due to uncertainties surrounding the "COVID-19 crisis." ...

Thus, starting March 1, 2026, Exchange Online will begin phasing out Basic authentication for sending emails via SMTP AUTH. At first, fewer attempts will be blocked, but by April 30, 2026, this ...

Microsoft's ending of Basic Authentication just applies to the Exchange Online service offered through Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription plans. It doesn't apply to organizations that use ...

Microsoft warned customers today that it will finally disable basic authentication in random tenants worldwide to improve Exchange Online security starting October 1, 2022.

Microsoft warned customers today that it will start disabling Basic Authentication in random tenants worldwide on October 1, 2022. This reminder comes after the company's September announcement ...

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 ...

Microsoft will disable basic authentication by default in October 2022 and would have done so last year were it not for the pandemic's demands on remote access for employees.

Twitter has announced that it is to shut off all basic access authentication on its API. The Twitter API team confirmed that by this date, all applications need to switch to using the OAuth open ...