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What Is an App Secret in Azure AD and Why Use It

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Mirko Peters - M365 Specialist
Aug 13, 2025
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An app secret in Azure AD is a private code. It helps your app show who it is. You use this secret like a password with Azure AD. About half of all Azure AD apps use app secrets to log in. This makes them a popular choice. Many developers choose app secrets because they are easy to use. This is true for smaller projects. But, attackers have tried to ste…

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