Authenticate Users
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Overview
You can use this Snap to return whether a given user entry (username+password) is valid in a given Azure Active Directory instance.
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Snap Type
The Authenticate Users Snap is a READ-type Snap that reads or fetches data from an Azure Active Directory Server database.
Prerequisites
None.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines. However, we recommend you not to use this Snap in an Ultra Pipeline.
Limitations & Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| Document with a set of user entries. |
Output | Document  |
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| Document with an Authentication Result (Success or Failure) along with reason if failure. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
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Label* Â Default Value:Â Authenticate Users | String | Specify a unique name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline. |
User principal name* Â Default Value:Â N/A | String/Expression | Specify the Email ID of the user. |
Password* Â Default Value:Â N/A Â | String/Expression | Specify the user password. Enable Password Credential Flow under Advanced Settings in the Azure portal for authenticating the user. To enable the public client flow for authentication:
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Snap Execution  Default Value: Validate & Execute |  | Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:
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Additional Information
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