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Create Azure client credentials

Learn how to create client credentials to access the Azure storage account.

Before you create Azure client credentials, we recommend you complete the previous topics in this Configure Azure cloud storage section.
The Microsoft identity platform performs identity and access management (IAM) only for registered applications. Register an application to establishes a trust relationship between it and the Microsoft identity platform. Create Azure client credentials to provide the Reltio Data Pipeline for Snowflake secure access to Snowflake data in the Azure storage cloud. The Reltio Data Pipeline for Snowflake supports the Account Keys, SAS token, and Client Credentials authentication methods.
Tip: Per Microsoft Azure best practice, we recommend you use the Client Credentials method. For more information, see Security recommendations for Blob storage in the Microsoft Azure Active Directory documentation.
To create Azure client credentials:
  1. In the Microsoft Azure portal Azure services section, select App registration.
  2. On the App registration page, select New registration.
  3. On the Register an application page, complete these details and then select Register:
    • Name: Enter a display name for the Reltio Data Pipeline for Snowflake application.
    • Supported account types: Leave the Accounts in this organizational directory only default setting selected, which identifies your organization.
    • Redirect URI (optional): Leave these default settings.
  4. After the Successfully completed application notification clears, view your new registration details in the Overview tab in the App registration page: and make a note of these values, which you'll need when you configure cloud storage integration in Snowflake:Display name
    • Application (client) ID
    • Directory (tenant) ID
    Tip: Take note of these values. You'll need them when you Create Azure access controls.
  5. In the left navigation pane, under Manage select Certificate & secrets.
  6. In the displayed Certificates & secrets page on the Client secrets tab, select New client secret.
  7. In the Add a client secret panel, enter these details and select Add:
    • Description: Enter a brief description, such as Client secret for Reltio Data Pipeline for Snowflake.
    • Expires: Select an expiration period for the secret, based on your organization's IT security policy:
      • Recommended: 180 days (6 months)
      • 90 days (3 months)
      • 365 days (12 months)
      • 545 days (18 months)
      • 730 days (24 months)
      • Custom
  8. After the Update application credentials notification clears, view your new Client secret in the Certificates & secrets page.
For general information, see Register an application with the Microsoft identity platform in the Microsoft Active Directory documentation.

After completing this step, you are ready to Create Azure access controls.