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Hi All,
Can someone help me and share the definitions and basic diference between Anonymous/Windows/Basic/Organizational Account, please?
Regards,
Karo
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This article from Chris Webb explains it well and he has more contents on this type of subjects:
https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2018/12/10/credentials-data-privacy-settings-and-data-sources-in-power-...
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@karo -
Anonymous - no authentication
Windows - local windows account/AD
Basic - forms
Organization Account - O365
@karo , refer if this can help
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/handlingauthentication
@karo
This article from Chris Webb explains it well and he has more contents on this type of subjects:
https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2018/12/10/credentials-data-privacy-settings-and-data-sources-in-power-...
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