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I am attempting an app_owns_data embedded PowerBI integration using the sample code from
https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-Developer-Samples/tree/master/App%20Owns%20Data
I registered the application and added the applicationId to web.config. In addition, specified the username and pwd of the master account.
On the Azure side, I configured the ADD permissions as shown below (see checked items in first image).
When authenticationContext.AcquireTokenAsync is invoked, I get the exception listed above.
Code:
// AuthorityUrl = https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/ // ResourceUrl = https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api var authenticationContext = new AuthenticationContext(AuthorityUrl); var credential = new UserPasswordCredential(Username, Password); authenticationResult = authenticationContext.AcquireTokenAsync(ResourceUrl, ApplicationId, credential).Result;
Pictures below:
1. The AD permissions in Azure Portal
2. The NullReferenceException settings dialog
3. The top portion of the call-stack.
The version of Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory I use is the one form GitHub, v4.5.0. In addition, Microsoft.PowerBI.Api is v2.4.0, but that is irrelevant here as I do not even got to the point of using it.
Has anyone experienced this?
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