PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A manufacturing company uses Power Automate flows to process inventory updates. The flows use standard connectors. The company needs to ensure that the flows can be run by users in their own context without requiring the flow owner's credentials. Which authentication type should be used for the connections?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse 'owner-provided credentials' with the default behavior of shared flows, not realizing that user-provided credentials are required to run flows in each user's own context rather than the owner's context.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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User-provided credentials
User-provided credentials (option B) are correct because they allow each user who runs the flow to authenticate with their own identity, enabling the flow to execute in the user's context without requiring the flow owner's credentials. This is essential when flows are shared with multiple users and need to respect individual permissions and data access.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Owner-provided credentials
Why it's wrong here
Using owner-provided credentials means the flow always runs as the flow owner, not in the user's context.
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User-provided credentials
Why this is correct
This allows each user to authenticate with their own identity, enabling context-based execution.
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Anonymous authentication
Why it's wrong here
Power Automate connections do not support anonymous authentication.
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Service principal authentication
Why it's wrong here
Service principal is used for automated, non-user-interactive scenarios, not per-user context.
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