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  2. Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide
  3. What is a connector?
  4. Configure credentials
Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administrator's Guide

Configure credentials

Once the capture scope is defined, you must configure authentication credentials on the Credentials page to allow Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection to access and protect your SaaS workloads.

You can perform the following actions on the Credentials page:

  • Assign Microsoft 365 app registrations

    • Cohesity has provisioned Microsoft 365 app registrations for your tenant.

    • These preconfigured apps include the necessary permissions required for backup and restore operations.

    • You need to assign the required number of apps to the connectors.

    See Assign Microsoft 365 apps registration.

  • Approve Microsoft 365 app registrations

    By default, the provisioned Microsoft 365 app registrations remain inactive. They must be approved by a Global Administrator in your organization.

    There are two ways to approve app registrations:

    • Manual approval:

      The Global Admin can approve each app manually.

      See Approve Microsoft 365 apps using the App Consent Grant utility.

    • Using the App Consent Grant Utility:

      The Global Admin can use this tool to automate the approval process.

      See Manually approve Microsoft 365 apps registration.

Learn more:

Refer to the following links to know the permission requested by Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection for authentication:

  • See API permissions for Microsoft 365 workloads.

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