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Announcing OAuth 2.0 support for IMAP and SMTP AUTH protocols in Exchange Online

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Apr 30, 2020
Ever since we announced our intention to disable Basic Authentication in Exchange Online we said that we would add Modern Auth (OAuth 2.0) support for the IMAP, POP and SMTP AUTH protocols. Today,...
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Jun 29, 2020

Greg Taylor - EXCHANGE Given the zillions of server-based Contact forms extant,  many of which will simply use MSFT services to mail the form onwards to the website host, it will be intriguing to know to what grant type they  will be converted. The sensitive bits - e.g. MSFT 365 credentials of the resource owner -  are hidden behind PHP or similar and the user of the form does not present any credentials of their own. This all sounds like ROPC ...