Update LCS Connection authentication tasks to MSAL in Azure Pipelines
By default, new versions of the Microsoft Azure DevOps tasks for Dynamics 365 support the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) and use it by default for authentication.
Update existing service connections
For existing service connections, the Authentication Endpoint setting must be updated to https://login.microsoftonline.com/organizations. If you're using a national cloud, see National clouds to find your relevant endpoint. The correct authentication endpoint will be set by default when you create a new service connection. The setting must be updated only for national clouds.
For more information about how to set up a connection, see Create an LCS connection in Azure Pipelines.
Add the MSAL.PS install task to a pipeline
[!NOTE] This is not required anymore with the latest versions of the tasks.
To add the MSAL.PS install task to the build of your YML or Classic pipeline, search the task list for Install MSAL.PS to enable authentication. There are no options or settings for this task. Make sure that this install task is run on every agent before you run any task that requires authentication with Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS),
Note
The MSAL.PS libraries must be installed on every agent that runs tasks that require authentication with LCS. If your pipeline consists of multiple stages, each stage might be run on a different agent. Therefore, each stage must ensure that the libraries are installed.
Update existing tasks
To update the existing tasks so that they use the new MSAL authentication, you must update the task versions. For more information about how to update task versions, see Task types & usage. The following table shows the tasks that use authentication. It also shows the earliest version of each task that uses MSAL.
| Task name | Minimum version that uses MSAL |
|---|---|
| Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) Asset Download | 1.* or later |
| Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) Asset Upload | 1.* or later |
| Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) Asset Deployment | 2.* or later |