Azure DevOps client libraries migrated to MSAL
Nov 15, 2022Lubomir Sokolovsky

Summary
This post details the migration of the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.InteractiveClient library from ADAL to MSAL for authenticating against Azure Active Directory. It highlights breaking changes, including the shift from ADAL's resources to MSAL's scopes, and provides a helper method for transitioning. It also mentions the removal of ADAL references from Microsoft.TeamFoundationServer.ExtendedClient. Instructions for downloading the latest versions and accessing GitHub samples are provided.
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