You have a Microsoft 365 subscription. The subscription contains users that use Microsoft Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013 clients.
You need to implement tenant restrictions. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you do first?
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription. The subscription contains users that use Microsoft Outlook 2016 and Outlook 2013 clients.
You need to implement tenant restrictions. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you do first?
To implement tenant restrictions with minimal administrative effort, the first step should be to configure the Outlook 2013 clients to use modern authentication. Modern authentication, which uses OAuth 2.0, is essential for supporting tenant restrictions and enhancing security. Outlook 2016 already has modern authentication enabled by default, so there's no need to upgrade all clients to Outlook 2016 or higher versions. Enabling modern authentication on Outlook 2013 can be achieved by configuring specific registry settings, which is a simpler and less disruptive solution compared to upgrading all client software.
Microsoft Office 2013 on Microsoft Windows computers supports Modern authentication. But, to turn it on, you need to configure the following registry keys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/security-and-compliance/enable-modern-authentication?view=o365-worldwide
This is a very Microsoft question. Vague. Taking into consideration options and the fact that Office 2013 will reach the end of support on April 11, 2023, still supported, I'd go B as well. Office clients that use modern authentication (like OAuth 2.0) support tenant restrictions. O2013 natively does not. Easiest, least admin workload would be to upgrade. You could also https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/security-and-compliance/enable-modern-authentication?view=o365-worldwide. But more workload than upgrade.
Vote B because Office 2013 is not supported, if you try maybe you can achieve the goal but is not supported so is not right for Microsoft. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/endofsupport/microsoft-365-services-connectivity
this question came out in my test today.
I´ll go with B
B. Upgrade the Outlook 2013 clients to Outlook 2016.
Correction. Definitely A. Configure the Outlook 2013 clients to use modern authentication.
A. Configure the Outlook 2013 clients to use modern authentication.
you think this is a good answer for MS, if Outlook 2013 is not even supported? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/endofsupport/microsoft-365-services-connectivity Office version Supported for connecting until this date Microsoft 365 Apps Supported as long as you’re using a supported version. Office LTSC 2021 October 13, 2026 Office 2019 October 10, 2023 Office 2016 October 10, 2023
A. Configure the Outlook 2013 clients to use modern authentication.
Upgrade to the next Outlook Version ist definetly less administrative effort than changing registry keys
Not really, upgrade Office has much more impact on the Clients. The user won't even notice changing the regitiry key. But i would take B anyways.
Answer is A. Modern Authentication: - Outlook 2010: Modern Authentication is not supported. - Outlook 2013: Modern Authentication is not enabled by default. - Outlook 2016: Modern Authentication is enabled by default. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/troubleshoot/administration/modern-authentication-configuration
very vague question... it is hard to tell if it is true or not lol
A is true, because adding some register keys (and probally by GPO) is by far the least effort to do. If you upgrade from 2013 > 2016, it cost more effort and more time. So i would go with A
I think I'm with you on this one!
I think I'm with you on this one!
To implement tenant restrictions, you need to ensure that all your Outlook clients use modern authentication. Modern authentication is a method of identity management that offers more secure user authentication and authorization. It is based on OAuth 2.0, which enables apps to access Microsoft Entra-protected resources such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online1. According to the web search results, Outlook 2016 supports modern authentication by default, but Outlook 2013 requires some registry settings to be configured2. Therefore, the first step you should do is to configure the Outlook 2013 clients to use modern authentication. This will minimize the administrative effort compared to upgrading the Outlook clients to a newer version.
"From October 13, 2020 onward, only these versions of Office are supported for connecting to Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) services: tl;dr: a bunch of versions of office without '2013' in their names"
A is correct. Modern authentication uses OAuth 2.0 tokens for authentication, providing a more secure and flexible authentication mechanism compared to legacy methods. By configuring Outlook clients to use modern authentication, you enhance security and meet the requirements of modern authentication protocols, which is a recommended approach for Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/modern-auth-for-office-2013-and-2016?view=o365-worldwide
This is a terrible question. Will all builds of Outlook 2016 and 2019 not be supported in Oct 2023 to connect to Exchange online? "Office 2016 and Office 2019 clients will no longer be supported to connect to Microsoft 365 after October 10, 2023. After this date, these Office versions may still be able to connect to Microsoft 365, but that connection won’t be supported, and end users might experience performance or reliability issues over time." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1161789/will-all-builds-of-outlook-2016-and-2019-connectin
A) could work but Microsoft does not provide support. Support for connection to Microsoft 365 services with Office 2019 and Office 2016 ended on October 10, 2023. Office 2016 is now out of mainstream support, but its coverage was extended until October 2023. Older Office versions might still be able to connect to Microsoft 365 services, but that connectivity isn't supported. In practical terms, what this means is that older Office versions might not be able to use all the latest functionality and features of Microsoft 365 services. No active measures are made to block older Office versions from connecting to Microsoft 365 services if they're in extended support and are kept up to date. For example, Office 2019 and Office 2016, both of which are in extended support until October 14, 2025. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/endofsupport/microsoft-365-services-connectivity
Microsoft is all about that upgrade and EOL for older versions. Although you can make modifications, they are always pushing that sale/upgrade. Going witht he safer answer of B.
I suspect when this question first came out, the answer would have been "A"... but now that support has dropped, the real answer would be B. However, does Microsoft go back and change the answers after such changes in real life?