Power Apps portals authentication settings

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Many authentication options that are supported by Power Apps portals are configured by using site settings. Site settings are stored in the Site Settings table, where each setting is defined as a Name/Value pair.

To view site settings:

  1. Sign in to Power Apps.
  2. Select a target environment by using the environment selector in the upper-right corner.
  3. On the left menu, select Apps.
  4. Select the Portal Management app.
  5. In the app, select Site Settings in the navigation panel.

Screenshot of active site settings for portals.

Only a few of the many available authentication-related site settings are installed when you provision a starter portal. Settings that aren't created have their documented default values.

Example of a setting

An example of the need to add a site setting is when you provision a custom portal, and the form for registering a new local account requires an email address and a username.

Screenshot of register with username in customer portal.

To enable a local account sign-in by using an email address instead of a username, you can add the Authentication/Registration/LocalLoginByEmail setting and set it to True.

Add new site setting

As a result, the form and the process for registering a new local account now require an email address only.

Screenshot of register with email address only in customer portal.

Also, the sign-in form will now refer to Email instead of Username.

Screenshot of sign-in by email for customer portal.

Note

Where a function is enabled by default, a site setting needs to be created to disable that function. For example, adding the Authentication/Registration/ResetPasswordEnabled = False setting is required to disable the password reset feature for local authentication.

Authentication settings categories

All authentication-related site settings start with Authentication.

Authentication settings can be grouped into three broad categories, each covering settings to control various aspects of authentication processes.

Group Description
Authentication/Registration The most extensive group of settings that cover options such as enabling/disabling specific authentication methods, controlling invitation behaviors, password resets, confirmation emails, two-factor authentication, and more.
Authentication/UserManager User credential validation are settings for adjusting username and password validation parameters. Validation occurs when users sign up for a new local account or change a password. Also included are user account lockout settings.
Authentication/ApplicationCookie It's not uncommon to see enterprise requirements for specific cookie behaviors such as expiration time span. This group defines Cookie authentication site settings for modifying the default authentication cookie behavior.

For more information, see Set authentication identity for a portal.