Specifies the type of authentication to use when connecting to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. If this property is left blank, the default authentication is used.

Syntax

Connect-D365BusinessCentral -AuthScheme string

Possible Values

AccessKey, AzureAD, AzureServicePrincipal, AzureServicePrincipalCert, AzureMSI, NTLM, Negotiate

Data Type

cstr

Default Value

"AzureAD"

Remarks

Available authentication options include:

• AccessKey: Perform authentication using an Access Key. (Testing use only.)
• AzureAD: Perform Azure Active Directory (user-based) OAuth authentication.
• AzureMSI: Automatically obtain Azure AD Managed Service Identity credentials when running on an Azure VM.
• AzureServicePrincipal: Authenticate as an Azure Service Principal (role-based, application-based) using a Client Secret.
• AzureServicePrincipalCert: Authenticate as an Azure Service Principal (role-based, application-based) using a Certificate.
• AzureMSI: Automatically obtain Managed Service Identity credentials when running on an Azure VM.
• NTLM: Authenticate using your Windows credentials.
• Negotiate: Directs the cmdlet to negotiate an authentication mechanism with the server. Specify this AuthScheme if you want to use Kerberos authentication.

For information about creating a custom application to authenticate with Azure AD, see Creating an Entra ID (Azure AD) Application.

For information about creating a custom application to authenticate with Azure AD Service Principal, see Creating a Service Principal App in Entra ID (Azure AD).