Ms Calendar With Modern Authentication (Oauth) - Avaya Collaboration Unit CU360 Release Notes

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MS Calendar with Modern Authentication (OAuth)

Although the mandatory switch from basic authentication to more modern security measures,
announced by Microsoft, has been postponed, modern authentication, which is based on Active
Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) and OAuth 2.0, offers a more secure method of
authentication to the Microsoft Exchange Calendar.
Basic authentication requires the Avaya CU360 App connecting to the Microsoft Exchange
Online Server to pass customer's personal (or room's delegate) credentials – login and
password – with each request, to retrieve the associated Calendar. Credentials are stored,
encrypted, in the device.
Modern authentication does not require the customer to insert their own credentials in the
CU360 device, but instead relies on tokens, typically obtained via another mobile device or laptop
owned by the customer.
Access is granted thanks to tokens, which have a set lifetime. Tokens give a strictly defined
permission scope to the CU360 Application for access to the Calendar, which needs to be
accepted by the signed in user.
In order for the CU360 App to be authenticated with OAuth, a customer needs to log in to their
personal account using the standard Microsoft 365 login experience with their own phone (or
computer) and accept the CU360 device's request to access their account.
Finally, modern authentication in Exchange Online enables features like multi-factor authentication
(MFA), smart cards, certificate-based authentication (CBA), and third-party SAML identity
providers, which adds yet another security layer to the company tenant.
Release Notes for Avaya Collaboration Unit CU360
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