Until recently, automating Microsoft Teams provisioning with a third-party platform like Kurmi Provisioning Suite meant relying on service accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA) disabled. It worked—but came with added overhead for IT: managing passwords, maintaining exceptions, and building around security policies instead of working within them.
Now, that’s no longer necessary. Thanks to Microsoft’s support for application-based authentication, Kurmi Provisioning Suite can connect to Teams and automate management with a simpler, more secure, and fully compliant approach—one that reduces friction for IT and strengthens your security posture.
What is application-based authentication?
Application-based authentication allows Kurmi to connect to Microsoft 365 using its own identity—not a user’s. Microsoft refers to this as app-only access, where the application accesses resources directly based on permissions granted during registration, without a signed-in user.
Here’s what that means in the real world:
- Kurmi is registered as an app in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- It’s granted specific application permissions—such as read-only access for users or the allocation of licenses based on group membership.
- It authenticates using credentials like client certificates or secrets—not usernames.
- It receives secure, time-limited tokens to perform tasks, in line with Microsoft’s least privilege principle.
This ensures Kurmi Provisioning Suite’s access is scoped, auditable, and aligned with Microsoft’s modern security architecture.
Why it matters
By adopting Microsoft’s application-based authentication for Teams, Kurmi strengthens its automation capabilities with a more secure, policy-aligned integration—while continuing to deliver the centralized control IT teams rely on:
- ✅ No more service accounts or MFA exceptions
Kurmi uses Microsoft’s modern authentication model, so IT teams no longer need to manage service account passwords or configure risky workarounds.
- 🔐 Built-in security, not bolted on
App-only access with scoped permissions and secure tokens means stronger control and fewer vulnerabilities—aligned with Microsoft’s security best practices.
- ⚡ Reliable automation at scale
Kurmi builds on its proven provisioning engine with a more secure connection to Microsoft APIs—ensuring speed and compliance, even in complex environments.
- 🎯 Centralized control strengthens security
Managing Microsoft Teams alongside Cisco, Zoom, and other UC platforms from one interface reduces silos, enforces consistent policies, and improves visibility across enterprise communications environment.
Stay in step with Microsoft
Microsoft continues to evolve how Teams and Microsoft 365 are secured and managed—and Kurmi Provisioning Suite evolves with it. As new APIs, roles, and authentication methods roll out, our R&D team integrates them—so your provisioning workflows stay aligned with best practices, without disruption.
That’s part of the value Kurmi brings: keeping your user lifecycle management secure, scalable, and up to date—without extra effort from your team.
Ready to see it in action?
Kurmi helps large enterprises and service providers automate Microsoft Teams management using Microsoft’s modern authentication model—delivering stronger security, simpler operations, and centralized control.
Request a demo to learn how Kurmi makes Teams management faster, safer, and easier to scale.
