Relationship between Service Principal and Client Secret

Somansh Reddy 121 Reputation points
2020-09-03T17:36:17.197+00:00

Is the Client Secret a password for the Service Principal? Or is it a password for the global application object itself?

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  2. Bhanot Ravi 31 Reputation points
    2020-09-04T18:27:53.853+00:00

    Hi Michev,

    I think client secret is a password for Service Principal and is local representation of application in a Tenant. Application object is global application of the application to be used across all Tenants.

    Hi SomanshReddy-4380, I think when client secret is being created, that is the distinguish credential for each Service Principal and for application.

    That is my thoughts, but let's see if someone else from the community can help us in our understanding.

    Thanks,
    Ravi

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  3. Vasil Michev 128.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2020-09-04T07:17:36.843+00:00

    It's for the global app object.

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