S2S Authentication

Service-to-Service (S2S) Authentication uses the Client Credentials OAuth 2.0 Flow. This flow enables you to access resources by using the identity of an application, and is suited for scenarios where integrations are required to run without any user interaction.

The following table describes a sequence of tasks with links to the articles that describe them. These tasks are listed in the order in which they are generally performed.

To See
Set up an Entra ID app How to: Set Up an Entra ID App
Manually create Entra ID Application How to: Create the External Application Account in LS Central
Set up LS Central to use OAuth How to: Set Up LS Central to Use OAuth
Set up the Distribution Location configuration (connection string for Data Director) to work with oAuth How to: Set Up the Distribution Location Card to Use OAuth
Adjust the appsetting configuration for Commerce Server to work with oAuth How to: Set Up Commerce Server to Use OAuth
See video tutorials Video Tutorial: S2S Setup