


Modern Authentication will use the OATH2 to authenticate to ADFS (via the addition of ADFS into the trusted local intranet sites) on the client’s behalf and will SSO the user. The first benefit is new and existing users will no longer need to enter credentials into Office to connect to Office 365. All versions of Office 2016, however, have Modern Authentication support enabled by default, and require no further action once enabled on the Exchange Online and Skype for Business Online tenants. You must ensure that the March 2015 update patch is installed prior to enabling this in your tenant. Modern Authentication support is also not enabled in Office 2013 by default either. You must manually enable it via PowerShell. There are no plans to enable older Outlook Android clients.īy default, your Exchange and Skype for Business Online tenants are not enabled for Modern Authentication. There are no plans to enable older Outlook iOS clients. There are no plans for Office on Windows Phone 7 to support ADAL-based authentication. There are no plans for Office for Mac 2011 to support ADAL-based authentication. There are no plans for Office 2010 or Office 2007 to support ADAL-based authentication. For Android tablets: Word, Excel and PowerPoint are coming soon. Word, Excel and PowerPoint are available now.įor Android phones: Word, Excel and PowerPoint are available now. Office 2016 Mac Preview supports ADAL including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Available now for Office 2013 and Office 2016.
