Configure Secure SMTP Settings in Dynamics 365 Finance | MB-300 Exam | Microsoft

Does Selecting "Specify if SSL is required" Ensure Secure SMTP Settings?

Question

You are configuring Dynamics 365 Finance to make sure that the typical secure SMTP settings are used for sending email.

You make sure that the Specify if SSL is required SMTP setting is selected.

Does this action ensure that secure SMTP settings are used?

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[Description

\Outgoing mail server

IThe host name of the desired SMTP server.

IFor Microsoft 365 production (including *.onmicrosoft.com accounts)
luse smtp.office365.com. (You can find this setting at outlook.office.com
lat Settings > Mail > POP and IMAP.)

[For Outlook/Hotmail use smtp-mail.outlook.com.

SMTP port number

ITypically, the port number should be set to 587 for secure transport.

\User
Iname and Password

Specify, as needed, to send the email via the appropriate mail account.
|All users need to provide the SMTP account Send As and Send On
[Behalf Of permissions to enable the ability to send Simple Mail Transfer|
[Protocol (SMTP) mail. You can configure Send As permissions in the
Microsoft 365 admin center (portal. office.com/Admin),

lat Users > Active users > User > Edit mailbox permissions > Send
lemail from this mailbox. For more information, see Enable sending
lemail from another user's mailbox in Microsoft 365.

Specify if SSL is
required

[Determines whether secure transport is used. Typically. this is Yes,

lexcept for internal or troubleshooting scenarios.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/organization-administration/configure-email
[Administrator] Email distributor batch
process

Email that is sent directly from the server, without user interaction, via SMTP is sent by the
Email distributor batch process. That batch process must be started to process the email
queue. To start the process, open the Email distributor batch pane (System administration >
Periodic tasks > Email processing > Batch) and turn on Batch processing.

If the Exchange provider is used, then the user account associated with the batch process

(usually admin) will be sender.

Selecting the "Specify if SSL is required" SMTP setting in Dynamics 365 Finance indicates that the system will attempt to use a secure SMTP connection when sending email. However, it does not guarantee that secure SMTP settings will always be used.

Whether or not a secure SMTP connection is established depends on several factors, including the email server's configuration, the network infrastructure, and the client device's settings. Even if the "Specify if SSL is required" SMTP setting is selected, if any of these factors prevent a secure connection, then the email may still be sent over an unsecured connection.

To ensure that secure SMTP settings are always used, additional steps may need to be taken, such as configuring the email server to require secure connections, setting up email encryption, or using a third-party email service that provides secure transmission.