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SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

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Neil Palmer on 12 Oct 2015 18:02:41

Update the SQL Azure connector to use Azure AD Auth. This will allow row level security in the database to be used with PowerBI.

It would be great to have PowerBI pass through user credentials to the database so that data can be kept secure.

Administrator on 10 Jan 2018 02:01:06

This feature has shipped in the January 2018 update for Power BI Desktop. Please refer to the official announcement for more details: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-january-2018-feature-summary/#AADauth

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 22:55:22

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

must have

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Dan on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:50

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

AAD auth in Power Bi to Azure services is a mandatory feature. Please provide us an update on this.

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ms on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:47

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

common MSFT do something this very critical for our cleints. ANy update??/??????

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:28

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

This feature is critical for us to leverage powerBI and powerBI desktop. We would want both user based and service principal based AAD auth.

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Rudy Cortembert on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:25

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

Almost 300 votes now! Microsoft please help us on this mandatory feature!

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Vitor Pombeiro on 05 Jul 2020 22:52:20

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

You can read this article for a work around to use Azure AD in Power BI.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuresqldbsupport/2017/04/06/connect-from-power-bi-to-azure-sql-database-using-aad-authentication/

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John Dawson on 05 Jul 2020 22:52:13

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

This basically another vote; similar points to those already raised by other people; two notes 1) I don't like SQL Server authentication mainly as I have to embed the login credentials in R-script, which is insecure 2) AAD authentication not available in ODBC either

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Filious Louis on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:07

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

What is the update on this? This is a very basic requirement. We use the same AAD for SQL, SQL DW, and Data Lake. You should be able to login seamlessly using your AAD credentials.

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James Veitch on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:31

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

What's the update on this? Have an admin stating "Have asked Miguel (the product owner for this area) to take a look." on January 24, 2017 9:57 PM but can't see anything further 4 months later?

Surely this has got to be a huge priority for anyone wanting to seriously use Power BI in an Enterprise production environment.

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Arnor Ingthorsson Ingthorsson on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:23

RE: SQL Azure connector with Azure AD Auth

An update on this would be appreciated.