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Server URL

This parameter represents the URL to the endpoint of the server.

 

 

•Documentation on beta endpoint reference

 

Client ID

This parameter should contain part of the credentials used for the OAuth2 authentication with client ID and client secret.

 

 

In order to execute the connector it is required to set up an authorized app (service principal) in Azure that has been assigned the Reader role. The simplest way to achieve that is to use the Azure command line interface (CLI) like described in the official documentation. the response contains the necessary credentials:

•appID (clientID)

•password (clientSecret), and

•tenantID (this is the ID of the underlying Azure Active Directory).

 

Client Secret

This parameter should contain the Application Secret that has been generated inside of the app in the app registration portal. Setting this field to null will override the default value.

 

 

Supply EITHER a client secret OR a private key AND a certificate. In order to execute the connector it is required to set up an authorized app (service principal) in Azure that has been assigned the Reader role. The simplest way to achieve that is to use the Azure command line interface (CLI) like described in the official documentation. The response contains the necessary credentials:

•appID (clientID)

•password (clientSecret), and

•tenantID (this is the ID of the underlying Azure Active Directory).

 

RSA Private Key (PEM, PKCS#8)

This parameter contains the private key associated with the public key to the account. Setting this field to null will override the default value.

 

 

Instead of authentication with a Client Secret, one can use a certificate and private key. According to the official documentation the certificate can be used wherever a client secret is used, but your experiences might vary. The key pair (private key and certificate) must be generated on a trusted machine with openssl. The key pair an be generated so:

•openssl req -x509 
-newkey rsa:4096 
-keyout key.pem 
-out cert.pem 
-days 365 -nodes

The meta information (CN, Issuer, etc.) is technically not required, but one should set some reasonable values nevertheless. Set this parameter to the content of the file key.pem. Keep the key secret. Do NOT share it with anybody. Whoever has access to this key will be able to impersonate the application. Do NOT reuse keys for different application. Always generate a new keypair for every application.

 

X509 Certificate (PEM)

This parameter contains the X.509 certificate registered with the account. Setting this field to null will override the default value.

 

 

During the generation of the Private Key, an associated public key (certificate) was written to the file cert.pem. On the Azure Portal, the certificate must be registered for the application of the Azure AD. Follow the official documentation for the detailed description. This parameter must be set to the content of the certificate (the file cert.pem). The certificate can be shared with anybody and cannot be abused for authentication.

 

Tenant

This parameter contains the directory tenant from which permissions are being requested. This can be in GUID or in a user friendly name format.