Microsoft Entra Connect: Migration to Application Based Authentication (ABA)

With the introduction of Application Based Authentication (ABA), Microsoft is bringing modern authentication mechanisms to Microsoft Entra Connect. Previously, the synchronization service authenticated using a service account with a locally stored password to sign in to Microsoft Entra ID, an approach considered outdated and potentially vulnerable from a security perspective.…

05/08/2025 Article Bloggers Oliver Müller

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