Connecting to Microsoft Entra ID

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Microsoft Entra ID and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Entra ID provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Entra ID supports Visual Studio versions 2017 and later.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for Microsoft Entra ID supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

Microsoft Entra ID Version Support

All hosted versions of Microsoft Entra ID are supported via the Microsoft Graph API v1.0. The data accessible via the provider includes information accessible from directory management.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework or Using Entity Framework Core to build an EF model based on the Microsoft Entra ID connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to Microsoft Entra ID and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to Microsoft Entra ID from generic ADO.NET code.