The connection settings determines how to connect to the Entra directory.


Service Principal (Certificate)

This is the recommended authentication method.


Service Principal (Client Secret)

This method uses a client secret (password) for security - which is easier to share however is less secure than the certificate method.


Credentials (Deprecated)

This method uses a username and password and has been deprecated and is not recommended.


To scan interactivity instead using multi-factor authentication use the Microsoft 365 Agent UI.