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

Syntax

Connect-Dynamics365 -AuthScheme string

Possible Values

AzureAD, AzureMSI, AzureServicePrincipal, AzureServicePrincipalCert

Data Type

cstr

Default Value

"AzureAD"

Remarks

AuthScheme values include:

• AzureAD (default): 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.

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).