The scheme used for authenticating to SharePoint.

Data Type

string

Default Value

"NTLM"

Remarks

If authenticating to Sharepoint On-Premise instance, together with Password and User, this field is used to authenticate against the server. NTLM is the default option. Use the following options to select your authentication scheme:

• NTLM: Set this to use your Windows credentials for authentication.
• Negotiate: If AuthScheme is set to Negotiate, the adapter will Negotiate an authentication mechanism with the server. Set AuthScheme to Negotiate if you want to use Kerberos authentication.
• None: Set this to use anonymous authentication; for example, to access a public site.
• Basic: Set this to use HTTP Basic authentication.
• ADFS: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with ADFS.

If authenticating to Sharepoint Online, OAuth is the default option. Use the following options to select your authentication scheme:

• AzureAD: Set this to perform Azure Active Directory OAuth Authentication.
• AzurePassword: Set this to authenticate using OAuth with Password GrantType.
• OAuthJWT: If AuthScheme is set to OAuthJWT, the adapter will try to connect with a self signed certificate with Azure AD.
• PingFederate: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with PingFederate.
• ADFS: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with ADFS.
• OneLogin: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with OneLogin.
• OKTA: Set this to use Single Sign-On authentication with OKTA.
• OAuth: Set this to use OAuth 2 authentication with GrantType CODE or PASSWORD.
• AzureMSI: Set this to automatically obtain Managed Service Identity credentials when running on an Azure VM.
• SharePointOAuth: Set this to use OAuth authentication with Sharepoint APP for Client Credentials.