Creating an Azure AD Application#

For the CtrlShare vault application to work, an application needs to be created in your Azure Active Directory. As of writing, you should be able to start the creation process by clicking here and then continue to step 5. Otherwise, follow the below steps:

  1. Navigate and log in to Azure Portal

  2. Find the Azure Active Directory by searching for it in the top search bar

Using the search bar at the top, search for and find Azure Active Directory.

  1. Find the click on the App Registrations menu in the Manage section to the left

The app registrations section of an Azure Active Directory.

  1. Click New registration

  2. Provide information for the new App Registration:

    1. Name for the new App Registration, for instance CtrlShare

    2. Supported account types should be set to Accounts in this organizational directory only (single tenant)

    3. Redirect URI should be set to Web and https://login.live.com/oauth20_desktop.srf

The app registrations section of an Azure Active Directory.

  1. Hit Register at the bottom of the page

  2. Upon creation, the Overview page of the application should appear. From here, grab the Application (client) ID and save it for later

The application ID of the newly created application.

  1. Find the Certificates & secrets section and click on New client secret

The application secret section of the newly created application.

  1. Provide a description for the secret as well as an expiration date (Expires). We recommend setting this to 24 months. Remember to schedule a secret renewal when this is set to expire.

  2. Upon creating the secret its value will appear. Be sure to copy and save this client secret for later as it will dissappear.

The application secret section of the newly created application.