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Azure IoT Connection Guide

Azure IoT application on Connect iPaaS uses basic authorization.

For performing the trigger and action on the Connect iPaaS, the Shared Access Key name and the Shared Access Key needs the following permissions on Azure IOT.

For Trigger

Object Permission
ServiceConfig For change in the service configurations
RegistrationStatusRead Read access to the device registration status
EnrollmentRead Read access to the device enrollments

For Actions

Object Permission
ServiceConfig For change in the service configurations
RegistrationStatusWrite Write access to the device registration status
EnrollmentWrite Write access to the device enrollments

Please refer to Azure IoT control access to learn more about Azure IoT permissions used by Connect iPaaS.

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Create an Azure IoT Connection

To link your account, you have to specify IoTHub name, Shared Access Keyname, Shared Access Key, EventHub compatible Endpoint and EventHub compatible path.

Create Azure IoT Connection

Figure 1. Create Azure IoT Connection

To acquire the above mentioned values from the Azure portal when you click here you can find the list of your IoT Hubs and select one from the list. Create Azure IoT Hub

Figure 2. IoT Hub on Azure portal

IoTHub name

In the below figure, the hostname is the value of IoTHub name.

Create Azure IoT Hub

Figure 3. IoT Hub name on Azure portal

Shared Access Keyname

In the list you have to select shared access policies and in this you can find the policy for your perusal. The Shared access keyname should have the following Shared access policies to be able to used by Connect iPaaS.

  • Registry write
  • Service connect
  • Device connect

Create Azure IoT Hub

Figure 4. shared Access Keyname on Azure portal

Shared Access Key

When you select any policy you can find the access key which you can copy and use in the connect.

Create Azure IoT Hub

Figure 5. shared Access Key on Azure portal

Event Hub compatible Endpoint & Event Hub compatible path

On the left side, you can find the Built-in endpoints and when you click on that you have Event Hub-compatible name which you can use for the Event hub compatible path.

Create Azure IoT Hub

Figure 6. Endpoint and path in Azure portal