Azure Active Directory Integration: Update Application Secret in the AAD Application
How do I update the application secret for the BQ Ignite platform?
From time to time, the application secret (used to authenticate the integration between your Azure Active Directory and the BQ Ignite platform) may need to be updated — either because the existing secret has expired, is about to expire, or as part of a regular security rotation policy.
This article explains how to create a new application secret for the BQ Ignite application already registered in your Azure Active Directory.
Step 1: Log into your Azure Active Directory
Log in to your Microsoft Entra Admin Center via https://entra.microsoft.com/#home.
Step 2: Click App registrations
Under the Microsoft Entra Admin Center choose App registrations.
Step 3: Select All applications
Under the App registrations, select the All Applications tab.
Step 4: Filter / Find existing AAD application
Once under All applications, either filter by your application ID supplied to you or find the application which you are using in BQIgnite and select the AAD application.
Step 5: Select Certificates and secrets tab
Select the Certificates and secrets tab.
Step 6: New client secret
Click New client secret.
Step 7: Add a client secret
Type in a Description and set the Expires to 730 days (24 months) or a value in line with your organization's policy and click the Add button.
Step 8: Copy the client secret (Value Column)
Once the application secret has been added, then copy and save the client secret to a safe location.
Tip: Do not copy the GUID value under the Secret ID. Optionally delete the old secret after confirming the new one works.
Update the BQ Ignite application
Step 9: Update the BQ Ignite application
Log into the BQIgnite application and go to Companies \ Active Directories and locate the Active Directory jobs which are using the application secret. Alternatively, you can securely send the application secret to BrandQuantum Support, and our support staff will update it for you.
Step 10: Update the application secret.
Paste the application secret into the Application Secret field and click the Save Changes and Exit button.
Tip: Go back into the Active Directory job and execute the job to see that the secret is working. If it fails, confirm you copied the application secret (Value column) and not the Secret ID.
Paste the application secret into the Application Secret field and click the Save Changes and Exit button.
Tip: Go back into the Active Directory job and execute the job to see that the secret is working. If it fails, confirm you copied the application secret (Value column) and not the Secret ID.