Azure AD App Setup Instructions

1. Log in to Azure Portal

  1. Open Azure Portal.
  2. Log in with an account that has administrative privileges for your organization's Azure AD tenant.

2. Register a New Azure AD Application

  1. Navigate (in another tab or window) to Azure Active Directory and App Registrations.
  2. Click on + New registration.
  3. Enter the following details:
    • Name: Enter a meaningful name, e.g., SyncBox SharePoint Connector.
    • Supported account types: Choose Accounts in this organizational directory only.
    • Redirect URI: Leave this blank.
  4. Click Register.

3. Gather Required Information

  1. Go to the Overview tab of your app registration in .
  2. Copy the following values to the SyncBox application:
    • Application (client) ID to the Client ID field
    • Directory (tenant) ID to the Tenant ID field

4. Configure API Permissions

  1. Go to the API Permissions tab of the Azure Application Registration.
  2. Click + Add a permission.
  3. Select Microsoft Graph.
  4. Choose Application permissions and add the following permissions:
    • Sites.ReadWrite.All (Allows reading and writing to all SharePoint sites).
  5. Click Add permissions.
  6. Grant admin consent:
    • Click on the Grant admin consent for [your tenant name] button.
    • Confirm the consent.

5. Generate and Upload a Certificate

  1. Go back to the SyncBox application, click Generate certificate.
    • This will generate a public/private key pair.
  2. Click Download certificate to save the certificate file securely.
  3. Return to Azure AD:
    • Navigate to Certificates & Secrets and Certificates.
    • Click + Upload certificate.
    • Upload the downloaded certificate file.
Note:Ensure the certificate file is securely stored and accessible only to authorized personnel. If permissions or access are not working as expected, verify that admin consent has been granted and that the app registration permissions match the required scopes.