The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are Password, AzureAD, AzureServicePrincipal, AzureServicePrincipalCert, AzureMSI, AzurePassword.

Possible Values

AzureAD, AzureMSI, AzureServicePrincipal, AzureServicePrincipalCert, Password, AzurePassword

Data Type

string

Default Value

"Password"

Remarks

• AzureAD: Set this to perform Azure Active Directory OAuth authentication.
• AzureMSI: Set this to automatically obtain Managed Service Identity credentials when running on an Azure VM.
• 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.

Together with Password and User, this field is used to authenticate against the server. Password is the default option. Use the following options to select your authentication scheme:

• Password: Set this to use your SQL Server Password.
• AzureAD: Set this to use Azure Active Directory OAuth authentication.
• AzureServicePrincipal: Set this to authenticate as an Azure Service Principal.
• AzureServicePrincipalCert: Set this to authenticate as an Azure Service Principal using a certificate.
• AzureMSI: Set this to use Azure Active Directory Managed Service Identity authentication.
• AzurePassword: Set this to use Azure Active Directory Password authentication.