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In CData Sync, you can connect to OneDrive in several ways. Select your authentication method below, then proceed to the relevant section and follow those instructions.

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Azure Active Directory

After you complete this section, go to Complete Your Connection on the connection page to finish setting up the connection.

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Azure Managed Service Identity

After you complete this section, go to Complete Your Connection on the connection page to finish setting up the connection.

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Azure Service Principal

To connect with an Azure service principal and client secret, set the following properties:

  • Auth Scheme: Select AzureServicePrincipal.
  • Azure Tenant: Enter the Microsoft Online tenant to which you want to connect.
  • OAuth Client Id: Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.
  • OAuth Client Secret: Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.

To obtain the OAuth client Id and client secret for your application:

  1. Log in to the Azure portal.
  2. In the left navigation pane, select All services. Then, search for and select App registrations.
  3. Click New registrations.
  4. Enter an application name and select Any Azure AD Directory - Multi Tenant.
  5. After you create the application, copy the application (client) Id value that is displayed in the Overview section. Use this value as the OAuth client Id.
  6. Navigate to the Certificates & Secrets section and select New Client Secret for the application.
  7. Specify the duration and save the client secret. After you save it, the key value is displayed.
  8. Copy this value because it is displayed only once. You will use this value as the OAuth client secret.
  9. On the Authentication tab, make sure to select Access tokens (used for implicit flows).
After you complete this section, go to Complete Your Connection on the connection page to finish setting up the connection.