EXOAuthenticationPolicy

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
Identity	Key	String	The Identity parameter specifies the authentication policy you want to view or modify.
AllowBasicAuthActiveSync	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthActiveSync switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Exchange Active Sync.
AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Autodiscover.
AllowBasicAuthImap	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthImap switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with IMAP.
AllowBasicAuthMapi	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthMapi switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with MAPI.
AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Offline Address Books.
AllowBasicAuthOutlookService	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthOutlookService switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with the Outlook service.
AllowBasicAuthPop	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthPop switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with POP.
AllowBasicAuthPowershell	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthPowerShell switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with PowerShell.
AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthReporting Web Services switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with reporting web services.
AllowBasicAuthRpc	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthRpc switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with RPC.
AllowBasicAuthSmtp	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthSmtp switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with SMTP.
AllowBasicAuthWebServices	Write	Boolean	The AllowBasicAuthWebServices switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Exchange Web Services (EWS).
Ensure	Write	String	Specify if the authentication Policy should exist or not.	Present, Absent
Credential	Write	PSCredential	Credentials of the Exchange Global Admin
ApplicationId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory application to authenticate with.
TenantId	Write	String	Id of the Azure Active Directory tenant used for authentication.
CertificateThumbprint	Write	String	Thumbprint of the Azure Active Directory application's authentication certificate to use for authentication.
CertificatePassword	Write	PSCredential	Username can be made up to anything but password will be used for CertificatePassword
CertificatePath	Write	String	Path to certificate used in service principal usually a PFX file.
ManagedIdentity	Write	Boolean	Managed ID being used for authentication.
AccessTokens	Write	StringArray[]	Access token used for authentication.

Description

This resource configures Authentication Policies in Exchange Online.

Permissions

Exchange

To authenticate with Microsoft Exchange, this resource required the following permissions:

Roles

• View-Only Configuration, Organization Configuration, Recipient Policies

Role Groups

• Organization Management

Examples

Example 1

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        EXOAuthenticationPolicy 'ConfigureAuthenticationPolicy'
        {
            Identity                            = "Block Basic Auth"
            AllowBasicAuthActiveSync            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover          = $False
            AllowBasicAuthImap                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthMapi                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook    = $False
            AllowBasicAuthOutlookService        = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPop                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPowerShell            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthRpc                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthSmtp                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthWebServices           = $False
            Ensure                              = "Present"
            Credential                          = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}

Example 2

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        EXOAuthenticationPolicy 'ConfigureAuthenticationPolicy'
        {
            Identity                            = "Block Basic Auth"
            AllowBasicAuthActiveSync            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover          = $False
            AllowBasicAuthImap                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthMapi                  = $True # Updated Property
            AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook    = $False
            AllowBasicAuthOutlookService        = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPop                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPowerShell            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthRpc                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthSmtp                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthWebServices           = $False
            Ensure                              = "Present"
            Credential                          = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}

Example 3

This example is used to test new resources and showcase the usage of new resources being worked on. It is not meant to use as a production baseline.

Configuration Example
{
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [PSCredential]
        $Credscredential
    )
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName Microsoft365DSC

    node localhost
    {
        EXOAuthenticationPolicy 'ConfigureAuthenticationPolicy'
        {
            Identity                            = "Block Basic Auth"
            AllowBasicAuthActiveSync            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover          = $False
            AllowBasicAuthImap                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthMapi                  = $True # Updated Property
            AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook    = $False
            AllowBasicAuthOutlookService        = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPop                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthPowerShell            = $False
            AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthRpc                   = $False
            AllowBasicAuthSmtp                  = $False
            AllowBasicAuthWebServices           = $False
            Ensure                              = "Present"
            Credential                          = $Credscredential
        }
    }
}