Using Certificate-Based Authentication with Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK (Real Demo)

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PowerShell script to create self signed certificate.

$FilePath = 'C:\Users\Dipes\Desktop\certificates\abc'
$StoreLocation = 'CurrentUser' # be aware that LocalMachine requires elevated privileges
$expirationYears = 1

$SubjectName = $tenant_id + '.' + $client_id
$cert_password = $client_id

$pfxFileName = $SubjectName + '.pfx'
$cerFileName = $SubjectName + '.cer'

$PfxFilePath = $FilePath + $pfxFileName
$CerFilePath = $FilePath + $cerFileName

$CertBeginDate = Get-Date
$CertExpiryDate = $CertBeginDate.AddYears($expirationYears)

$SecStringPw= ConvertTo-SecureString -String $cert_password -Force -AsPlainText

$Cert = New-elfSignedCertificate -DnsName $SubjectName -CertStoreLocation "cert:\$StoreLocation\My" -NotBefore $CertBeginDate -NotAfter $CertExpiryDate -KeySpec Signature

Export-PfxCetificate -cert $Cert -FilePath $PFXFilePath -Password $SecStringPw
Export-Certificate -cert $Cert -FilePath $CerFilePath

Connect Microsoft Graph
Connect-MgGraph -ClientID YOUR_APP_ID -TenantId YOUR_TENANT_ID -CertificateThumbprint ""

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[wqdfefffrehrtvplcsk]

Should there be a Key Vault used, such as for storing the Password of the Private Key or the certificate thumbprint ?

[Tacobell]

Good video. Exactly what I was looking for. Can you please post a video using Postman to connect to MS Graph?

[Golden-tyvp]

Thanks for the video, very interesting. Could you please make on to connect to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK using a system managed Based Authentication ?