Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Authentication methods available in PowerBI gateway refresh


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Authentication methods for POWERBI Gateway Refresh

There are two types of Authentication Method for Power BI gateway refresh
1.      Windows


2.      Basic
By default, the gateway runs under the NT SERVICE\PBIEgwService Windows service account. However, as shown in the following image from the On-premises data gateway desktop application, this account can be changed via the Service Settings tab:


When connecting to on-premises SharePoint for data refresh, Power BI supports only Anonymous, Basic, and Windows (NTLM/Kerberos) authentication mechanisms. Power BI does not support ‘ADFS’ or any ‘Forms-Based’, ‘Authentication’ mechanisms for data refresh of on-premises SharePoint data sources.

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