extract logs using azure analytics workspace

Question

Hello everyone,

Hope you're doing well,

We used to extract logs using analytics workspace with the credentials:
($ClientId = "" $ClientSecret = "" $TenantId = "" $WorkspaceId = "")

This part is used to access the data from the script without having to connect to log analytics.

qst:

Is it possible to use a certificate instead of client secret keys??

Do you have any idea?

thank you in advance.

Answer 1

@fatimazahrahida-9743

Reviewed the script which was sent yesterday and I see you are trying to authenticate Azure AD using Invoke-RestMethod with Client Credential flow ( below snipped from script for reference )

I came across this article with the similar requirement - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71265186/how-do-i-authenticate-to-aad-using-invoke-restmethod-with-clientcredential-flow

You need to make few changes to your script to authenticate via Certificate, refer to the below article ( section: Acquire an Access token using a certificate ).
https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-graph-api/#:~:text=RestMethod%20%40PostSplat-,Acquire%20an%20Access%20Token%20(Using%20a%20Certificate),-The%20authenticate%20to

Let me know if you have any questions.

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Answer 2

thank you that was very helpful