Wanted to share step-by-step procedures for how to connect PNP.PowerShell console to SharePoint Online. Three major methods are outlined below, each slightly more advanced than the previous. Drop any questions or comments at bottom of post. Cheers.

VIDEO 1 – Client ID and Client Secret plain text

Demo how to connect with Client ID and Client Secret plain text running PNP.PowerShell.

Steps are included for

1. Register application with SharePoint Online (SPO) by opening “appregnew.aspx”
2. Grant permission with SharePoint Online (SPO) by opening “appinv.aspx”
3. Connect-PNPOnline using Client ID and Client Secret plain text Cheers

CODE

# PNP Client Secret
# https://medium.com/ng-sp/sharepoint-add-in-permission-xml-cheat-sheet-64b87d8d7600
# https://www.koskila.net/fastest-way-to-verify-your-client-id-and-client-secret-are-valid-with-powershell/
<#
The app identifier has been successfully created.
Client Id:  	12306f98-2d2f-49b8-88b3-0eddd71ec25f
Client Secret:  OhYnQV2Hq888LoZOz7C8QSKr81VCNyOWQG9XEjQP111=
Title:  	PNP-PowerShell
App Domain:  	localhost
Redirect URI:  	https://localhost
#>
# Scope
$tenant = "spjeff"
$clientId = "1236f98-2d2f-49b8-88b3-0eddd71ec25f"
$clientSecret = "OhYnQV2Hq888LoZOz7C8QSKr81VCNyOWQG9XEjQP111="
# Connect
Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://$tenant.sharepoint.com/" -ClientId $clientId -ClientSecret $clientSecret
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VIDEO 2 – PFX Certificate running PNP.PowerShell locally

Demo how to connect with PFX Certificate running PNP.PowerShell locally given PFX input file.

Steps are included for

1. Register Application with Azure AD
2. Generate certificate (PFX and CER) with private key saved locally
3. Connect-PNPOnline using local PFX input file and private key password

PNP-Register.ps1

# PNP Register
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/connecting.html
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/authentication.html
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-pnp/register-pnpazureadapp?view=sharepoint-ps
# https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/RegisteredApps
# https://mmsharepoint.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/modern-sharepoint-authentication-in-azure-automation-runbook-with-pnp-powershell/
# Scope
$tenant = "spjeff"
$clientFile = "PnP-PowerShell-$tenant.txt"
# Register
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "password" -AsPlainText -Force
$reg = Register-PnPAzureADApp -ApplicationName "PnP-PowerShell-$tenant" -Tenant "$tenant.onmicrosoft.com" -CertificatePassword $password -Interactive
$reg."AzureAppId/ClientId" | Out-File $clientFile -Force

PNP-Connect.ps1

# PNP Connect
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/connecting.html
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/authentication.html
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-pnp/register-pnpazureadapp?view=sharepoint-ps
# https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/RegisteredApps
# https://mmsharepoint.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/modern-sharepoint-authentication-in-azure-automation-runbook-with-pnp-powershell/
# Scope
$tenant = "spjeff"
$clientFile = "PnP-PowerShell-$tenant.txt"
# Connect
$clientId = Get-Content $clientFile
$password = "password"
$secPassword = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
Connect-PnPOnline -ClientId $clientId -Url "https://$tenant.sharepoint.com" -Tenant "$tenant.onmicrosoft.com" -CertificatePath '.\PnP-PowerShell-$tenant.pfx' -CertificatePassword $secPassword
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VIDEO 3 – PFX Certificate in Azure Automation Runbook

Demo how to connect with PFX Certificate running PNP.PowerShell in Azure Automation Runbook given PFX input file.

Steps are included for

1. Register Application with Azure AD
2. Generate certificate (PFX and CER) with private key saved locally
3. Upload PFX into Azure Automation with [Exportable=Yes] and password
4. Runbook code to download PFX at runtime (Get-AutomationCertificate)
5. Connect-PNPOnline using Azure temp PFX file and private key password

CODE

# PNP Connect
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/connecting.html
# https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/authentication.html
# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-pnp/register-pnpazureadapp?view=sharepoint-ps
# https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/RegisteredApps
# https://mmsharepoint.wordpress.com/2018/12/19/modern-sharepoint-authentication-in-azure-automation-runbook-with-pnp-powershell/
# Scope
$tenant = "spjeff"
# Azure Certificate
$password = "password"
$secPassword = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$cert = Get-AutomationCertificate -Name 'PNP-PowerShell-$tenant'
$pfxCert = $cert.Export("pfx" , $password ) # 3=Pfx
$certPath = "PNP-PowerShell-$tenant.pfx"
Set-Content -Value $pfxCert -Path $certPath -Force -Encoding Byte 
# Connect
$clientId = Get-Content $clientFile
$password = "password"
$secPassword = $password | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
Connect-PnPOnline -ClientId $clientId -Url "https://$tenant.sharepoint.com" -Tenant "$tenant.onmicrosoft.com" -CertificatePath '.\PnP-PowerShell.pfx' -CertificatePassword $secPassword
# Display
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