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Certificate Configuration

Access Analyzer authenticates with SharePoint Online using certificate-based authentication. Access Analyzer generates the certificate during source group setup — you download the public certificate file and upload it to your registered Microsoft Entra ID application.

Upload a certificate​

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  2. Navigate to Identity > Applications > App registrations.

  3. Click the All applications tab and select your registered application.

  4. Click Certificates & secrets under the Manage section.

  5. Click the Certificates tab.

  6. Click Upload certificate.

  7. Click the file icon next to the Select a File field.

  8. Browse to and select the certificate file you downloaded from Access Analyzer (.cer or .pem), then click Open.

  9. Enter a description for the certificate.

  10. Click Add. The certificate is uploaded to the registered application.

After uploading, return to the Access Analyzer source group wizard and click Test Connection to verify the authentication.