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Email setup using Token-based authentication with MS365

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Microsoft 365 App Registration and Setup

Setting up and retrieving the token-based authentication credentials from Microsoft

Step 1:  Open the Microsoft Entra adminAdmin portalPortal

  1. Navigate to the Microsoft Entra admin center

    .

    2. Step 2:  

  2. Go to Applications |→ App Registrations |→ Owned Applications.
    3. in the menu

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Step 3:2: AddRegister a newNew Application

  1. Click New App Registration.
  2. Open the newly created app registration

    registration.
  3. Navigate to API Permissions in the menu.

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Step 3: Open the new app registration and go toConfigure API Permissions

in
    the
  1. If menu

    Stepan 4:SMTP Setupexchange does not exist, set up a new SMTPone.
    2. exchange
  2. Click if one does not already exist and click Add a permission

    Permission    .

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  3. Select

    Step 5: Choose Microsoft Graph |→ Application Permissions,Permissions.

    4. search
  4. Search for mail.sendMail.Send and select itit.
    5. to send mail as any user.
  5. Click Add Permission.
    6. at the bottom to continue

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Step 6:4: GoGrant Admin Consent

  1. Under API Permissions, locate the toMail.Send permissionpermission.
    2. section
  2. Click under API permission and Grant adminAdmin consent for the mail.send permission added

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  3. Confirm by clicking Yes.image.png

    4. After clicking yes, the

  4. The interface will showconfirm that the permissionconsent has been granted consent

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Step 7:5: GoGenerate Client Secret

  1. Navigate to Certificates & secretsSecrets |→ Client Secrets.
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  2. Click New Client secrets|Secret.
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    3. New client secret

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    Add

  3. Enter a description and set thean Expiresexpiration toperiod the appropriate duration. We recommend (24 months torecommended).
    4. ensure
  4. Click Add.
  5. Copy and store the SMTP is not affected by the expiry for as long a period as possible. Click Add at the bottom to continue

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    Copy the value from the page for the secret added, this is your Client secret.Secret PleaseValue storeimmediately this as (it will not be available later

    later).
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Step 7:6: Retrieve App Credentials

  1. Go to the Overview menusection andof copyyour app registration.
  2. Copy the following details:
    • Application (client)Client) ID
      • and
    • Directory (tenant)Tenant) ID
      • for
    your
    3. App registration

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Signify Email Setup usingUsing Token-basedBased authentication

Authentication

  1. GoOpen Signify System.

  2. Navigate to theGear Signify→ System,Ruleset Gear→ |Notifications.

    Ruleset
    3. |
  3. Notifications

    Select

    Enable Use Own SMTP Details.

    and
    4. activate

  4. Activate Credentials Required | Token-basedBased authenticationAuthentication.

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  5. UseEnter the details obtained from theMicrosoft Entra admin portal step 6 and step 7 to complete the credentialsEntra:

    Address: emailaddress

    7

    6

    7

    Oncecompletedclick
    FieldValue
    Server Name:Name Any logical name
    Port:Port 587
    Timeout: 120
    Batch Size: Medium (Recommended)
    From Email Any user within the tenant'stenant
    Client Id:ID Application (client)Client) ID from(Step step6)
    Client Secret:Secret Token Secret Value from(Step step5)
    Tenant Id:ID Directory (tenant)Tenant) ID from(Step step6)
    save
    6. at
  6. the

    Click bottom of the screenSave to savestore and validate thecredentials.

    credentials.
    7. Should
  7. the

    If validation failfails, pleasereview confirmyour theconfiguration configuration.settings.

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