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Azure Active Directory

Azure Active Directory

Setup Guide

Follow these steps to connect Azure Active Directory to your CData Connect Cloud account:

  1. Open the Connections page of the CData Connect Cloud dashboard.

  2. Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.

  3. Type Azure Active Directory into the search field, then click the data source name.

  4. On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.

  5. Select an Auth Scheme and follow the relevant instructions below.

Authentication Methods

AzureAD

  1. Click Sign in to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the Azure Active Directory sign-in page in a new tab.

  2. Log into your Azure Active Directory account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).

  3. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Azure Active Directory Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

AzureServicePrincipal

  1. Enter the Azure Tenant that you use to access data.

  2. The Callback URL, or Redirect URL, is the URL you need (https://oauth.cdata.com/oauth/) when setting up your OAuth app. Copy this URL and paste it into your OAuth app.

  3. Enter your OAuth Client Id assigned when you registered your Azure Active Directory account.

  4. Enter your OAuth Client Secret assigned when you registered your Azure Active Directory account for OAuth.

  5. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Azure Active Directory Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

AzureServicePrincipalCert

  1. Enter the Azure Tenant that you use to access data.

  2. The Callback URL, or Redirect URL, is the URL you need (https://oauth.cdata.com/oauth/) when setting up your OAuth app. Copy this URL and paste it into your OAuth app.

  3. Enter your OAuth Client Id assigned when you registered your Azure Active Directory account.

  4. Enter the OAuth JWT Cert, the contents of the JWT Certificate store. This is a multi-line key with the format shown.

  5. Enter the OAuth JWT Cert Password (optional) if the certificate store requires it.

  6. Enter the OAuth JWT Cert Subject (optional). This is the subject of the OAuth JWT certificate. If omitted, the first certificate in the certificate store is used.

  7. At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add Azure Active Directory Connection page, click Save & Test.

    • If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.

    • If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.

More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Connect Cloud and Azure Active Directory, see this information page.