Disable Local Sign In in Power Pages
Daniel Cieckiewicz
What Local Sign In in Power Pages is?
Local Sign In is a Power Pages feature that enables Users to log in to the Power Pages Portal using ASP.NET authentication functionality. The essential thing is that this authentication method is being deprecated – I am writing this article in August 2023. So, I suggest to use it sparingly in your solutions. Microsoft recommends using the Azure B2C authentication method.
If you work with Power Pages, you probably know that authenticated users are stored in Dataverse as Contacts. Unlike Azure B2C, the username and password information is stored directly in the appropriate Dataverse Contact record in the Local Sign In authentication method.
Here is an overview of Microsoft’s article regarding Local Sign In in Power Pages.
Power Pages provides authentication functionality built on the ASP.NET Identity API. ASP.NET Identity is in turn built on the OWIN framework, which is also an important component of the authentication system. Power Pages provides the following services:
- Local (username/password) authentication
- External (social provider) authentication through third-party identity providers
- Two-factor authentication with email
- Email address confirmation
- Password recovery
- Invitation code sign up for registering prepopulated contact records
This is what Local Sign In looks like in the Power Pages Portal. We want to turn that off.
How to disable Local Sign In in Power Pages?
There are two possible approaches to disabling Local Sign In in Power Pages.
Identity providers approach
To disable Local Sign In in Power Pages from the Identity Providers tab, open the Power Pages Portal you want to turn off the Local Sign In using link from below. Then click the “Edit” button.
https://make.powerpages.microsoft.com/environments/<Environment ID>/portals/home
In the left menu, go to the “Set up” section, then click on “Identity providers,” and finally find “Local sign in” and disable it, as I showed in the screenshot below. Ready!
Portal Management approach
To start, open the Power Pages Portal you want to turn off the Local Sign In using link from below. Then click the “Edit” button.
https://make.powerpages.microsoft.com/environments/<Environment ID>/portals/home
Now, we wait 🙂
When the things are ready, press the “…” button on the left and choose “Portal Management”.
The new browser tab will be opened. Find the “Site Settings” tab on the list and type “*local*” in the search. We are searching for a Local Sign In configuration line, so we can disable it.
As you noticed – most configurations are stored in a standard Dataverse table and they are managed with a Model-driven App.
A screenshot below should help you out.
Have it? Awesome. The “LocalLoginEnabled” row is the one we are looking for. It is probably set to “True” if nobody disabled that already. We must set the “Value” to “False.” This will disable the Local Sign In in Power Pages – for the current portal.
Open the record by clicking on the link and change “Value” from “True” to “False.” Then click “Save and Close”.
Let's test it!
It’s done! If you want, you can check if the changes are there. To do that, go back to the Power Pages Portal and click “Sync” and then “Preview”. It will open the Power Pages Portal for you.
Click “Sign In”.
Verify that the “Local Sign In” button is gone and unavailable in the Power Pages Portal.
Summary
This is very straightforward. After writing this article, my main concern is that the configuration regarding the Power Pages Portal is stored in a Dataverse table and is accessible from the Model-Driven app. This is not the best practice, to say the least. I hope it will evolve and we will have a more reasonable Administration Center for such configurations.
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Daniel Ciećkiewicz
I am a Senior Power Platform Consultant focused on Dataverse, Power Apps, and Power Automate. I was also a Team Leader responsible for the Power Platform Team and their development paths.
In my private life, I like video games, sports, learning & gaining knowledge, and a taste of good Scotch Whisky!
Ooo, I almost forgot, I love our Polish Tatra Mountains!
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