From 84966c66f4500456125ca086c6b67194950d3490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dangshubham <shubhamdang@service.microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 12:51:50 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Enhance Connect-SPOService.md with additional examples

Added examples for connecting to SharePoint Online using app identity and certificates.
---
 .../Connect-SPOService.md                     | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
index 2bf819d0e..053223b2c 100644
--- a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
+++ b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
@@ -109,6 +109,29 @@ Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -UseSystemBrowser $
 ```
 Authenticates using the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) and connects to the SharePoint Online Administration Center on successful authentication.
 
+### EXAMPLE 7
+
+```powershell
+$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "password" -Force -AsPlainText
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -CertificatePath <C:\certificates\sample-cert.pfx> -CertificatePassword $password
+```
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate file path, with an optional password
+
+### EXAMPLE 8
+
+```powershell
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -CertificateThumbprint "<your_certificate_thumbprint>"
+```
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate thumbprint
+
+### EXAMPLE 9
+
+```powershell
+$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My$CertThumbprint
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -Certificate $cert
+```
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate object
+
 ## PARAMETERS
 
 ### -AuthenticationUrl

From 151f6b418ca6bf251b21b0d3ec47b42d22e72118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dangshubham <shubhamdang@service.microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 14:48:50 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Revise examples in Connect-SPOService documentation

Updated examples in Connect-SPOService.md with specific client and tenant IDs, and improved clarity in descriptions.
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 .../Connect-SPOService.md                        | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
index 053223b2c..59a45a0d8 100644
--- a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
+++ b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
@@ -112,25 +112,25 @@ Authenticates using the Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) and connects to
 ### EXAMPLE 7
 
 ```powershell
-$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "password" -Force -AsPlainText
-Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -CertificatePath <C:\certificates\sample-cert.pfx> -CertificatePassword $password
+$password = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter certificate password" -AsSecureString
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 -Tenant 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -CertificatePath C:\Certs\ContosoAppAuth.pfx -CertificatePassword $password
 ```
-Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate file path, with an optional password
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate file path, with an optional password.
 
 ### EXAMPLE 8
 
 ```powershell
-Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -CertificateThumbprint "<your_certificate_thumbprint>"
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 -Tenant 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -CertificateThumbprint "3FAAAA1111AAAAAAAAAAA2222AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
 ```
-Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate thumbprint
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate thumbprint.
 
 ### EXAMPLE 9
 
 ```powershell
-$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My$CertThumbprint
-Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId <your_client_id> -Tenant <your_tenant_id> -Certificate $cert
+$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\$CertThumbprint
+Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 -Tenant 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -Certificate $cert
 ```
-Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate object
+Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate object.
 
 ## PARAMETERS
 

From 626f8cb8fe469a30ed68f1bf3e30494688b43713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dangshubham <shubhamdang@service.microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:10:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Refactor example 9 to use thumbprint variable

Updated example 9 to use a variable for the certificate thumbprint.
---
 .../Connect-SPOService.md                                      | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
index 59a45a0d8..3e51aabbf 100644
--- a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
+++ b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate
 ### EXAMPLE 9
 
 ```powershell
-$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\$CertThumbprint
+$thumbprint = "<3F2A5C9D4E7B8A1234567890ABCDEF1234567890>"
+$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\$thumbprint "
 Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 -Tenant 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -Certificate $cert
 ```
 Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate object.

From 649d1ef26d659836775ed2ac13d61a1292017376 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dangshubham <shubhamdang@service.microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:30:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Fix thumbprint format in Connect-SPOService example

Updated the thumbprint format in Example 9 for clarity.
---
 .../Connect-SPOService.md                                     | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
index 3e51aabbf..8a5d6dfb5 100644
--- a/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
+++ b/sharepoint/sharepoint-ps/Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell/Connect-SPOService.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate
 ### EXAMPLE 9
 
 ```powershell
-$thumbprint = "<3F2A5C9D4E7B8A1234567890ABCDEF1234567890>"
-$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\$thumbprint "
+$thumbprint = "3F2A5C9D4E7B8A1234567890ABCDEF1234567890"
+$cert = Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My\$thumbprint
 Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -ClientId 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 -Tenant 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111 -Certificate $cert
 ```
 Connect to the SharePoint Online service using an app identity and a certificate object.