Configuring server-to-server authentication
Lync Server 2013 integrates with many complementary servers (Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Web Apps) to deliver additional features (such as unified contact store and voice mail). Lync is able to use a server-to-server authentication protocol, the Open Authorization 2.0 (OAuth 2.0), to make it easier for the server to act on behalf of the user when required, and to pass a security token from a server to the other one instead of using the user's credentials.
The following are three server-to-server authentication scenarios (note that this kind of authentication is supported only with Exchange 2013, Lync 2013, and SharePoint 2013):
- Server-to-server authentication with Lync Server 2013, Exchange 2013, ...
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