From ecd68ed0b3cbb5bfcbbf30c189df10872aff8880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Kevin Larkin (MS)" Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:43:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md Updating the NOTE to specifically highlight you can use .appinstaller files on AAD servers if you have the latest version. --- .../app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/msix-src/app-installer/app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md b/msix-src/app-installer/app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md index fb7f9265..1d99f72a 100644 --- a/msix-src/app-installer/app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md +++ b/msix-src/app-installer/app-installer-authentication-manager--overview.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords: windows 10, uwp, app installer, AppInstaller # App Installer Authentication Manager -The Microsoft Desktop App Installer on Windows 11, supports OAuth 2.0 authentication requests for identities hosted in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD), Google, and Dropbox to access the Windows app installation media. The user will only be prompted for authentication if the Windows app installation media is inaccessible, by first attempting to access the media for display to the user. +The Microsoft Desktop App Installer on Windows 11 supports OAuth 2.0 authentication requests for identities hosted in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD), Google, and Dropbox to access the Windows app installation media. The user will only be prompted for authentication if the Windows app installation media is inaccessible, by first attempting to access the media for display to the user. If authentication is required, the URI targeting the installation media must provide the identity hosting solution by including the suffix of `?msixauth=` to the URI. By specifying the identity provider, the Microsoft Desktop App Installer will connect to the desired identity provider to request authentication. @@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ If authentication is required, the URI targeting the installation media must pro > 1. The values of each field must be URL-encoded, that is with non-printing characters and spaces. The use of question mark ("?") to separate the main Source from the field values, and ampersands ("&") to separate each subsequent fields in the `ms-appinstaller:`. > Example: `ms-appinstaller:?source=https://website.com/app.msix&msixauth=aad` > -> 2. The authentication is only supported for the MSIX itself. The .appinstaller file itself cannot also be hosted on an AAD server. +> 2. Hosting the `.appinstaller` file itself on an AAD server requires App Installer version 1.21.2631.0 or greater.