# Connecting to Microsoft Azure Active Directory using certificate credentials **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** certificate, azure-ad\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341 "2022-04-25T16:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/eric9/32/33782_2.png) [@Eric9](https://community.auth0.com/u/Eric9)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/1 "2022-04-25T16:16:13Z")
Hello, I created a connection to Microsoft Azure Active Directory following the docs ([Connect Your App to Microsoft Azure Active Directory](https://auth0.com/docs/authenticate/identity-providers/enterprise-identity-providers/azure-active-directory/v2)) using **Client ID** and **Client Secret**. However, the Microsoft documentation discourages the use of Client Secrets for production applications. The recommended way is using a certificate/public key ([Quickstart: Register an app in the Microsoft identity platform - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/quickstart-register-app#add-a-certificate)) - Is it currently possible to create the connection using a certificate (Sorry if I missed it in the docs)? - Is this on the roadmap or are we limited to Client Secret? ---
**Author:** ![dan.woda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/dan.woda/32/18340_2.png) [@dan.woda](https://community.auth0.com/u/dan.woda)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/3 "2022-04-26T16:12:40Z")
Hi @Eric9, Welcome to the Auth0 Community! It isn’t possible at the moment. Let me reach out to our team and I’ll get an update for you. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Eric9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/eric9/32/33782_2.png) [@Eric9](https://community.auth0.com/u/Eric9)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/5 "2022-04-28T09:35:24Z")
Hi @dan.woda , thank you for checking with the team! Looking forward to your response! ---
**Author:** ![Eric9](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/eric9/32/33782_2.png) [@Eric9](https://community.auth0.com/u/Eric9)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/6 "2022-05-09T08:35:42Z")
Dear @dan.woda , did you have the change to reach out to your team? To give you some more context, connection using a certificate is required in some B2B use cases… ---
**Author:** ![dan.woda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/dan.woda/32/18340_2.png) [@dan.woda](https://community.auth0.com/u/dan.woda)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/7 "2022-05-09T16:18:39Z")
Hi @Eric9, Thanks for the additional context! This item is currently in our backlog with no ETA. If you would like to provide more info on the required use cases I will gladly add it to the internal ticket. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![konrad.sopala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/konrad.sopala/32/13516_2.png) [@konrad.sopala](https://community.auth0.com/u/konrad.sopala)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/connecting-to-microsoft-azure-active-directory-using-certificate-credentials/82341/9 "2022-12-21T17:27:30Z")