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Problem connecting to the api user when I enable multi-factor binding with Microsoft.
Good we have a powerbi user to access through an api, when we have activated the multi-factor authentication we get an error when launching a curl check:
Due to a configuration change made by your administrator, or because you moved to a new location, you must use multi-factor authentication to access
How to solve it ? From the active directory I can disable it but I suppose that in 14 days it will ask me again.
Is there any way to tell the api not to use multi-factor?
Thank you, colleagues.
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Hi Anonymous
As far as I am aware there is no way to get around the multi-factor authentication, this is put in place to help secure logging in.
The only alternative is to get a service account that does not use multi-factor and also where the password does not change.
I guess it will be :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/howto-create-service-principal-portalBut how do I associate my new user to my Power BI Embedded license? I suppose that later in the api I will have to provide the Application (client) ID and the secret id to log in?
Sorry for the lack of knowledge, thank you for your help. Best regards.
Yeah that is how I do it for customers.
