Generate a Client Secret
Create an Active Directory application and generate a client secret for the
application in the Microsoft Azure portal. You must use the client secret when you configure
a cloud account for
Microsoft Azure
.- Ensure that you are usingMicrosoft AzureCloud.
- Ensure that you have a valid subscription in theMicrosoft Azureportal with an Active Directory integration.
- Log in to theMicrosoft Azureportal.
- Create an application and generate a secret for the application. For details, see Creating an Azure AD application and service principal that can access resources.Complete the following tasks:
- Create an Azure Active Directory application.Ensure that the API Permission is 'Microsoft Graph User.Read'.
- Navigate toSubscriptionsand select your subscription.
- In the left pane, clickAccess Control (IAM)and then click, . Select the role you want to assign to the application. The minimum requirement is 'Reader' or above.To provide access to a specific resource(s), create a Resource Group for the resource(s) and give access at the resource group level.
- ClickSelect members, and in the right pane, search for and add one or more members you want to assign to the role for the resource.
- ClickReview + assign.
- Generate a client secret for the application. For details, see Creating an Azure AD application and service principal that can access resources.
- Copy the subscription ID, directory (tenant) ID, application (client) ID, and client secret to use in your cloud account.