Introducing the Oauth Connector for MS Online
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:19 pm
The GoAnywhere Support team wants to make sure our customers are aware that on September 1, 2022 Microsoft announced they will let customers re-enable basic authentication for selected protocols one time after the October 1st deadline until the end of 2022. Microsoft said it will permanently disable basic authentication for these protocols in the first week of January 2023. The link below has the information and also instructions for “avoiding disruption” if you act fast. To do this, Diagnostics must be completed on or before September 30, 2022. Please follow the link below for complete details.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ ... -p/3609437
This is a Microsoft mandate for online services and does not affect on-premise systems or SMTP (sending mail) at this time. For more information, or for additional help to configure your Microsoft Azure account, please contact Microsoft Azure support. We have included the steps in our start up guide, but configuration is the responsibility of the account administrator.
Since some of our customers use the MS Exchange Server online within their workflows, the GoAnywhere Development team has released a new connector to obtain the needed token for authentication. The new OAuth Online Connector is available for free download from our Marketplace. Here’s how:
1. In the Admin UI, navigate to System, then Add-ons.
In 7.0.x, it will look like this…
2. Click the Marketplace button at the top left.
3. Enter ‘oauth’ to search, then click the connector name to see the link to the startup guide.
4. Click the link for the Getting Started guide. Save the PDF once opened.
5. Click install to download and install the connector (7.0.x UI shown).
Now you are ready to get started setting up the OAuth Online Connector. The next step is the guide you’ve downloaded and saved. If you lose track of it, just go back to the Marketplace and get it again.
The Development team has thoughtfully provided this enumerated step-by-step guide for the Microsoft process. Steps 1-9 are based on the Microsoft instructions and are for use with the Microsoft service, so we must ask that you carefully follow the guide provided with the connector, keeping in mind that if necessary, it is possible to delay Modern Auth to the end of the year as mentioned above.
It is important to know that the token has an expiry, and therefore must be retrieved in each workflow, before it can be used in the Retrieve Email task. This will require a change to each workflow retrieving from the online Exchange server.
Please note: The Microsoft Graph section of the MFT configuration instructions (1-6 at bottom of page 3) can be skipped. This connector is designed to work with Graph, but these steps are not necessary to retrieve or use the mailbox token.
SFT Professional Services
If you would like our Professional Services team to set up the connector for you, please send an email with your request to [email protected]. The professional services team is available to assist for configuration of resource changes, cloud connector configuration and assistance on workflow design changes to accommodate the new Oauth token needed. The workflow changes will be delivered on up to 3 projects adding the authentication task to the mailbox connector. This will be offered at a pre-package rate of $500. Please note the Services team will not be able to deliver same day requests for configuration. There may be up to one week delay for requests, which may impact projects if additional time was not requested to Microsoft.
If you feel you have accurately followed the Getting Started guide and are still having issues, please see the "Exchange Mailbox Troubleshooting" guide posted as a response below. introducing-the-oauth-connector-for-ms- ... 113a#p3157
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ ... -p/3609437
This is a Microsoft mandate for online services and does not affect on-premise systems or SMTP (sending mail) at this time. For more information, or for additional help to configure your Microsoft Azure account, please contact Microsoft Azure support. We have included the steps in our start up guide, but configuration is the responsibility of the account administrator.
Since some of our customers use the MS Exchange Server online within their workflows, the GoAnywhere Development team has released a new connector to obtain the needed token for authentication. The new OAuth Online Connector is available for free download from our Marketplace. Here’s how:
1. In the Admin UI, navigate to System, then Add-ons.
In 7.0.x, it will look like this…
2. Click the Marketplace button at the top left.
3. Enter ‘oauth’ to search, then click the connector name to see the link to the startup guide.
4. Click the link for the Getting Started guide. Save the PDF once opened.
5. Click install to download and install the connector (7.0.x UI shown).
Now you are ready to get started setting up the OAuth Online Connector. The next step is the guide you’ve downloaded and saved. If you lose track of it, just go back to the Marketplace and get it again.
The Development team has thoughtfully provided this enumerated step-by-step guide for the Microsoft process. Steps 1-9 are based on the Microsoft instructions and are for use with the Microsoft service, so we must ask that you carefully follow the guide provided with the connector, keeping in mind that if necessary, it is possible to delay Modern Auth to the end of the year as mentioned above.
It is important to know that the token has an expiry, and therefore must be retrieved in each workflow, before it can be used in the Retrieve Email task. This will require a change to each workflow retrieving from the online Exchange server.
Please note: The Microsoft Graph section of the MFT configuration instructions (1-6 at bottom of page 3) can be skipped. This connector is designed to work with Graph, but these steps are not necessary to retrieve or use the mailbox token.
SFT Professional Services
If you would like our Professional Services team to set up the connector for you, please send an email with your request to [email protected]. The professional services team is available to assist for configuration of resource changes, cloud connector configuration and assistance on workflow design changes to accommodate the new Oauth token needed. The workflow changes will be delivered on up to 3 projects adding the authentication task to the mailbox connector. This will be offered at a pre-package rate of $500. Please note the Services team will not be able to deliver same day requests for configuration. There may be up to one week delay for requests, which may impact projects if additional time was not requested to Microsoft.
If you feel you have accurately followed the Getting Started guide and are still having issues, please see the "Exchange Mailbox Troubleshooting" guide posted as a response below. introducing-the-oauth-connector-for-ms- ... 113a#p3157