You can configure Admin User and Service Principal authentication types to access Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics. Before you configure the authentication, you need to set up your environment and keep the authentication details handy.
Create storage account and configure access
To access Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, follow these steps to set up your environment:
1Set up a storage account to use with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics and create a blob container in the storage account. You can use role-based access control or access control lists to authorize users to access the resources in the storage account.
2Register your application in Azure Active Directory to authenticate users to access the Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics account. You can use role-based access control or access control lists to authorize the application.
Get authentication details
Ensure you get all the required authentication details based on the authentication method you want to use in the connection:
Admin user connection mode
You need the client ID for your application registered in the Azure Active Directory, user name, and password to connect to Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics instances.
Service principal connection mode
You need the client ID, client secret, and tenant ID for your application registered in the Azure Active Directory.