Modern authentication or “Modern Auth” allows your account to limit the scope of what can be accessed when authenticating with a third party. Once Microsoft discontinues Basic authentication or your account is set to only use Modern Auth, the Basic authentication method will no longer work to authenticate your calendar. The current authentication method for Microsoft calendars in Actionstep is Basic authentication or “Basic Auth.” Basic authentication accepts a username and password to authenticate your account and connect with third parties like Actionstep.

NOTE: See Microsoft documentation: Deprecation of Basic authentication in Exchange Online NOTE: If you have already upgraded your Calendar connection, you do not need to do this again.Īs Microsoft moves Office 365 to use Modern authentication, Actionstep too must make this transition. This article outlines what you need to know about the change and how to make it as seamless as possible for your organization. To support this change, Actionstep has upgraded the way Microsoft Office 365 calendars are authenticated. This has implications for your O365-connected accounts in Actionstep, primarily your Office 365 calendars. Possible Azure Admin causes for modern authentication calendar sync problemsĪs Microsoft deprecates Basic authentication, your Office 365 account will start to use Modern authentication when connecting to third-party applications. Reverting to Basic Auth from Modern Authentication

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