Tip #1404: App secrets that last longer than 2 years

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Using service principals is the great way to ensure that Dataverse connections in your Power Automate flows are not user-dependent and nothing is going to break when the original creator’s account gets disabled. These are good step-by-step instructions: How to setup a Common Data Service Application User (and why) (I’ll give Nick Doelman a separate […]

Tip #1083: Don’t expire your passwords

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Mini Truckstop Jonas “The Shuffler” Rapp fed us a perfect question for a security slam dunk. Really? (Jonas’s words, not mine) Yes, really. We’ve already mentioned the brilliant password guidance in our tip 1031. Since some folks seem to have missed the memo, here’s the quote from the guidance (highlights are mine – g.d.). Most […]

Tip #207: Remove password expiration for O365/CRM Online

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Password expiration in CRM Online is indeed a nuisance and can be changed but the maximum password expiration period configurable using Office 365 administration portal is 2 years. If you intend to use O365/CRM Online for longer than 2 years, you may want to consider using Powershell tools to do it like a boss. The […]

Tip #206: Change the password expiration policy on Office365/CRM Online

Arghhhh – AGAIN? If your company uses Office365 (Exchange Online), I am sure you’ve had reactions like the one above several times in your life. Every 90 days actually. 90 days is the default Password Expiration Policy for Office365 (shorter than the 42 days of Active Directory) and this affects CRM Online. I get this question […]