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Configuring support for 
Microsoft SharePoint Online
 and 
Microsoft OneDrive for Business

Microsoft SharePoint Online
 locations can be added as repositories in the 
Docs
 service just like an on-premise 
Microsoft SharePoint
 site to support both admin-defined and user-defined data sources. This is also true for 
Microsoft
 
OneDrive for Business
.
Microsoft SharePoint Online
 provides the following ways for users to authenticate and perform 
SharePoint
 operations:
  • Using on-premises 
    Microsoft Active Directory
    • DirSync with Password Hash: Users and their passwords on 
      Microsoft Active Directory
       are synchronized with 
      Microsoft 365
      . Users are presented with a login page where they can enter their credentials to access 
      Microsoft SharePoint Online
      .
    • Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS): ADFS serves as a Secure Token Service. Behind the scenes (in background), users are redirected to ADFS for authentication and are issued security tokens that are then used by 
      Microsoft SharePoint Online
       to sign in. 
      Microsoft SharePoint Online
       users do not need to enter credentials when accessing from the corporate network, which typically enables sign sign-on scenarios. 
  •  Using modern authentication
    • Enable modern authentication in the 
      BEMS
       Dashboard. 
These authentication mechanisms are supported by the 
Docs
 service and all preparations take place on the server side exclusively. No device changes are required to use the on-premises 
Active Directory
. The following prerequisites are required for users to authenticate to 
Microsoft SharePoint Online
:
  • For users to authenticate to 
    Microsoft SharePoint Online
     using 
    Microsoft Active Directory
    Microsoft SharePoint Online
     is deployed in your environment based on DirSync with Password Hash or ADFS  authentication mechanisms.
  • For users to authenticate to 
    Microsoft SharePoint Online
     using modern authentication, 
    Microsoft SharePoint Online
     is deployed in your environment and enabled for modern authentication in the 
    BEMS
     Dashboard.