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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Connector
  3. Connections for Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
  4. Mappings for Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
  5. Migrating a mapping
  6. Data type reference
  7. Troubleshooting

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Connector

Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Connector

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Service principal authentication

Service principal authentication

Service principal authentication uses the client ID, client secret, and tenant ID to connect to Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
The following table describes the basic connection properties for service principal authentication:
Property
Description
Client ID
The client ID of your application.
Specify the client ID for your application registered in the Azure Active Directory.
Client Secret
The client secret key generated for the client ID.
Specify the client secret key to complete the OAuth authentication in the Azure Active Directory.
Tenant ID
The directory ID of the Azure Active Directory.
File System Name
The name of the file system in the Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account.
Directory Path
The path of a directory without the file system name.
You can select from the following directory structures:
  • /
     for root directory
  • /dir1
  • dir1/dir2
Default is
/
.
Adls Gen2 End-point
The type of Microsoft Azure endpoints.
Select one of the following endpoints:
  • core.windows.net. Connects to Azure endpoints.
  • core.usgovcloudapi.net. Connects to US government Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints.
  • core.chinacloudapi.cn. Connects to Microsoft Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 endpoints in the China region.
Default is core.windows.net.
You cannot configure the Azure Government endpoints for mappings in advanced mode.
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