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Configure
BlackBerry Notes
and
BlackBerry Tasks
app settings for
Office 365
modern authentication

  1. On the menu bar, click
    Apps
    .
  2. Click the
    BlackBerry Notes
    or
    BlackBerry Tasks
    app.
  3. On the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    tab, in the
    App configuration
    table, click +.
  4. Type a name for the app configuration.
  5. In the
    Microsoft Office 365 Modern Auth Settings
    section, configure options for
    Microsoft Office 365
    . If selected, specify the following:
    1. Select the
      Use Office 365 Modern Authentication
      option to use modern authentication instead of basic authentication. Modern authentication enables
      BlackBerry Notes
      and
      BlackBerry Tasks
      to use sign-in features such as multi-factor authentication, SAML-based third-party identity providers, and smart card and certificate-based authentication.
    2. In the
      Office 365 Sign On URL
      field, specify the web address that
      BlackBerry Notes
      or
      BlackBerry Tasks
      should use when signing in to
      Office 365
      . If you do not specify a value,
      BlackBerry Notes
      or
      BlackBerry Tasks
      will use https://login.microsoftonline.com during setup. In most configurations, this field should be left blank.
    3. In the
      Office 365 Tenant ID
      field, specify the tenant ID of the
      Microsoft Office 365
      server that you want
      BlackBerry Notes
      or
      BlackBerry Tasks
      to connect to during setup.
    4. In the
      Azure App ID
      field, specify the
      Microsoft Entra ID
      app ID for
      BlackBerry Notes
      or
      BlackBerry Tasks
      . For information on how obtain an
      Entra
      app ID, see Obtain an Entra app ID for BlackBerry Tasks and BlackBerry Notes.
    5. In the
      Office 365 Resource
      field, specify the URL of the
      Microsoft Exchange Online
      server. In most configurations, this field should be left blank.
    6. In the
      Redirect URI
      field, specify the URI that you entered in the
      Microsoft Entra ID
      portal. In most configurations, this field should be left blank.
    7. Select the
      Proxy Office 365 Modern Authentication requests (Android only)
      setting to force all
      Office 365
      modern authentication requests to go through the
      BlackBerry Proxy
      instead of connecting directly to the Internet. This setting should be enabled if your authentication server (for example,
      Active Directory
      Federation Services (ADFS) server) is not published externally to the internet. If your authentication server is published externally, this setting is optional.
  6. Click
    Save
    .