Adding a client secret to your app registration in Microsoft Entra ID

Steps

1. Open the Microsoft Entra admin center: https://entra.microsoft.com

2. Go to Applications.

3. Select the App registrations tab.
   The App registrations tab opens.

   

4. Select the entry of your app registration.
   The Overview tab of your app registration opens.

   

5. Select the Certificates & secrets tab.
   The Certificates & secrets tab for your app opens.

   

6. Select the New client secret button.
   The  Add a client secret form opens.

   

7. In the Description text field enter a name for the client secret.

8. In the Expires section select the desired option.

   Note

   We recommend In 2 years.
   It is best practice to setup a reminder when the client secret will expire. That way you can create a new client secret and replace an old one before it expires.

9. Select the Add button.
   The new client secret entry is shown.

   

10. Copy the Value entry of the newly created client secret entry to another file, e.g. a Microsoft Excel config file.

    Important

    Do not skip this step as this value will be hidden after performing another operation or leaving this tab, and you will not be able to retrieve it again!

    Note

    When working with an Microsoft Excel config file, we recommend encrypting the values of the client key by using the dox42 Crypto Data source.

Result

You have added a client secret to your app registration.