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What dots Office 365 use natively for authentication?

The correct answer is B. Exchange Online C. Azure Active Directory. Office 365 natively uses Azure Active Directory as its cloud identity provider and Exchange Online as its integrated mail platform that participates in authentication flows.

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Question

What dots Office 365 use natively for authentication?

Options

  • AMicrosoft CHAP
  • BExchange Online
  • CAzure Active Directory
  • DCentral Authentication Service
  • EExtensible Authentication Protocol

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    69% (22)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    19% (6)

Why each option

Office 365 natively uses Azure Active Directory as its cloud identity provider and Exchange Online as its integrated mail platform that participates in authentication flows.

AMicrosoft CHAP

Microsoft CHAP (MS-CHAP) is a challenge-handshake protocol designed for dial-up and VPN remote access authentication, not for cloud-based Office 365 service authentication.

BExchange OnlineCorrect

Exchange Online is the native Office 365 messaging service that handles mail flow and integrates with the Microsoft 365 authentication stack for mail-based protocols and service access. It works alongside Azure AD to authenticate users against Office 365 mail and collaboration services.

CAzure Active DirectoryCorrect

Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) is the cloud-based identity and access management service that Office 365 relies on natively for user sign-in, single sign-on, conditional access, and token-based authentication across all Microsoft 365 applications.

DCentral Authentication Service

Central Authentication Service (CAS) is an open-source SSO protocol originally developed by Yale University and is not a Microsoft product or native component of Office 365.

EExtensible Authentication Protocol

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a framework for network access authentication in 802.1X and Wi-Fi environments, not for Office 365 cloud application authentication.

Concept tested: Office 365 native authentication with Azure AD and Exchange Online

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-integration

Topics

#Office 365#Azure Active Directory#cloud authentication#Exchange Online

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