The type of authentication to use when connecting to Azure Cosmos DB.

Syntax

Connect-CosmosDB -AuthScheme string

Possible Values

Data Type

cstr

Default Value

"AccountKey"

Remarks

• AccountKey: Set this to perform authentication with AccountKey and AccountEndpoint.
• AzureAD: Set this to perform Azure Active Directory OAuth authentication.
• AzureServicePrincipal: Set this to authenticate as an Azure Service Principal using a Client Secret.
• AzureServicePrincipalCert: Set this to authenticate as an Azure Service Principal using a Certificate.