Creating a service principal

You can create a new or use an existing service principal in your Azure Active Directory tenant.

App registration

1. Navigate to the Azure portal.

2. Select Azure Active Directory from the left-hand side menu.

3. Select App registrations and + New registration

4. Enter a name for the application (the service principal name).

5. Select Accounts in this organizational directory only.

6. For Redirect URI select Web and enter any URL you want; it doesn't have to be real or work.

7. Then select Register.

Adding a secret to the client credentials

1. Select the app from the App registrations

2. Click on the Add a certificate or secret

3. Click on the + New client secret under Client secrets

4. Provide a Description and set the Expires for the secret

5. Copy the value of Client credentials from Overview

Adding the secret to the key vault

1. Navigate to your Key vault

2. Select Settings --> Secrets --> + Generate/Import
   

3. Enter the Name of your choice and Value as the Client secret from your Service Principal
   

4. Select Create to complete