Policy
Autodiscover is always capable of using modern authentication
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether Autodiscover is always capable of using modern authentication, regardless of the authentication methods supported by the primary mailbox connection type. By default, Autodiscover only uses authentication methods that are supported by the primary mailbox connection type. Modern authentication won't always be one of the supported authentication methods for some connection types. If you enable this policy setting, Autodiscover is always capable of using modern authentication, regardless of the authentication methods supported by the primary mailbox connection type. Enabling this policy setting may result in additional prompts for users to provide their password, when modern authentication is used, but not supported for the connection type. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, Autodiscover will only use authentication methods supported by the primary mailbox connection type.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\exchange Value name alwaysusemsoauthforautodiscover | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.