Specifies the authentication scheme the provider uses when connecting to Azure Data Lake Storage.

Possible Values

Data Type

string

Default Value

"AzureAD"

Remarks

If this property is left unset, the driver uses the default value: AzureAD.

• AzureAD: Performs Azure Active Directory OAuth authentication.
• AzureServicePrincipal: Authenticates as an Azure Service Principal (role-based or application-based) using a Client Secret.
• AzureServicePrincipalCert: Authenticates as an Azure Service Principal (role-based or application-based) using a Certificate.
• AzureMSI: Automatically obtains Azure AD Managed Service Identity credentials when running on an Azure VM.
• AccessKey: Authenticates the calls to the API by setting the AccessKey to your Access Key.
• SAS: Authenticates the calls to the API by setting the SharedAccessSignature to your Shared Access Signature (SAS).