Set-AuthenticationPolicy

This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings may be exclusive to one environment or the other.

Use the Set-AuthenticationPolicy cmdlet to modify authentication policies in your organization.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Set-AuthenticationPolicy
   [-Identity] <AuthPolicyIdParameter>
   [-AllowBasicAuthActiveSync]
   [-AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover]
   [-AllowBasicAuthImap]
   [-AllowBasicAuthMapi]
   [-AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook]
   [-AllowBasicAuthOutlookService]
   [-AllowBasicAuthPop]
   [-AllowBasicAuthPowershell]
   [-AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices]
   [-AllowBasicAuthRpc]
   [-AllowBasicAuthSmtp]
   [-AllowBasicAuthWebServices]
   [-AllowLegacyExchangeTokens]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthActiveSync]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthAutodiscover]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthImap]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthMapi]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthOfflineAddressBook]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthPop]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthRpc]
   [-BlockLegacyAuthWebServices]
   [-BlockLegacyExchangeTokens]
   [-BlockModernAuthActiveSync]
   [-BlockModernAuthAutodiscover]
   [-BlockModernAuthImap]
   [-BlockModernAuthMapi]
   [-BlockModernAuthOfflineAddressBook]
   [-BlockModernAuthPop]
   [-BlockModernAuthRpc]
   [-BlockModernAuthWebServices]
   [-Confirm]
   [-TenantId <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Set-AuthenticationPolicy -Identity "Engineering Group" -AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices

In Exchange Online, this example modifies the authentication policy named Engineering Group to allow Basic authentication for Exchange Reporting Web Services.

Example 2

Set-AuthenticationPolicy -Identity "Research and Development Group" -BlockLegacyAuthReportingWebServices:$false

In Exchange 2019, this example re-enables Basic authentication for Exchange Reporting Web Services in the authentication policy named Research and Development Group.

Parameters

-AllowBasicAuthActiveSync

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthActiveSync switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Exchange Active Sync.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthActiveSync:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Autodiscover.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthAutodiscover:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthImap

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthImap switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with IMAP.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthImap:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthMapi

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthMapi switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with MAPI.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAutMapi:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Offline Address Books.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthOfflineAddressBook:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthOutlookService

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthOutlookService switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with the Outlook service.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthOutlookService:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthPop

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthPop switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with POP.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthPop:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthPowershell

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthPowerShell switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with PowerShell.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthPowershell:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthReporting Web Services switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with reporting web services.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthReportingWebServices:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthRpc

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthRpc switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with RPC.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthRpc:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthSmtp

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthSmtp switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with SMTP.

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthSmtp:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowBasicAuthWebServices

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

The AllowBasicAuthWebServices switch specifies whether to allow Basic authentication with Exchange Web Services (EWS).

  • To allow Basic authentication for the protocol, use this switch without a value.
  • To block Basic authentication for the protocol, use this exact syntax: -AllowBasicAuthWebServices:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-AllowLegacyExchangeTokens

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:True
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-BlockLegacyAuthActiveSync

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthActiveSync switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with Exchange ActiveSync in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for ActiveSync, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for ActiveSync, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthActiveSync:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthAutodiscover

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthAutodiscover switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with Autodiscover in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for Autodiscover, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for Autodiscover, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthAutodiscover:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthImap

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthImap switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with IMAP in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for IMAP, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for IMAP, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthImap:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthMapi

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthMapi switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with MAPI in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for MAPI, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for MAPI, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthMapi:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthOfflineAddressBook

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthOfflineAddressBook switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with Offline Address Books in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for Offline Address Books, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for OfflineAddressBooks, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthOfflineAddressBook:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthPop

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthPop switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with POP in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for POP, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for POP, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthPop:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthRpc

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthRpc switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with RPC in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for RPC, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for RPC, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthRpc:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyAuthWebServices

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockLegacyAuthWebServices switch specifies whether to allow only modern authentication with Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange 2019 CU2 or later hybrid environments.

  • To block Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and Windows authentication (NTLM and Kerberos) for EWS, use this switch without a value.
  • To allow legacy authentication methods for EWS, use this exact syntax: -BlockLegacyAuthWebServices:$false.
Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockLegacyExchangeTokens

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:True
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-BlockModernAuthActiveSync

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthActiveSync switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with Exchange ActiveSync in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthAutodiscover

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthAutodiscover switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with Autodiscover in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthImap

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthImap switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with IMAP in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthMapi

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthMapi switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with MAPI in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthOfflineAddressBook

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthOfflineAddressBook switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with Offline Address Books in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthPop

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthPop switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with POP in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthRpc

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthRpc switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with RPC in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-BlockModernAuthWebServices

This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.

The BlockModernAuthWebServices switch specifies whether to block modern authentication with Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange 2019 CU13 or later. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the authentication policy you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID
Type:AuthPolicyIdParameter
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-TenantId

This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.

{{ Fill TenantId Description }}

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection