Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Does the current public release of the native "Mail" app support Office 365 multi-factor authentication? If not, are there plans to support it in the future? Any known timeline?
I wasn't sure which Community to post to. If there's a better place, kindly suggest it and I'll move it.
Thank you,
Eliezer
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I don't believe it does (but I could be wrong); if not, in case you aren't already aware, you can obtain an "app password" and use that in the Apple mail app instead of your normal Microsoft password. See: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12409/microsoft-account-app-passwords-t wo-step-verification
@FoxFifth, thank you. Yes, I am aware of app passwords but I'd be much happier knowing that the native mail app truly supports MFA.
@rccharles, I'm not really trying to make a suggestion; just to understand the current state of support for MFA in the native mail app. I'm not an iPhone/iPad user so I don't know from first-hand experience.
Thanks,
Eliezer
Hi EliezerB. I think you're hoping that Apple will implement a Microsoft proprietary protocol. They probably don't even have the data that would permit this. The app password gives you a password that cannot be used for any other purpose, so it cannot be usefully stolen or compromised. Apple have a similar scheme to allow non-Apple products to login to iCloud servers.
Perhaps I misread what was said here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/5ymhpb/ios_exchange_email_appears_to _bypass_or_not_use/
I thought it was discussing the iOS native mail app's support for multi-factor authentication for Office 365...
Does the iOS Outlook app support it?
I think you need to gain access to an iOS device and try these things for yourself. No one can ensure you regarding how these features will work in your environment.
Does the Native "Mail" app support Office 365 multi-factor authentication?
