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# App Installer Authentication Manager

The Microsoft Desktop App Installer on Windows 11, supports OAuth 2.0 authentication requests for identities hosted in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD), Google, and Dropbox to access the Windows app installation media. The user will only be prompted for authentication if the Windows app installation media is inaccessible, by first attempting to access the media for display to the user.
The Microsoft Desktop App Installer on Windows 11 supports OAuth 2.0 authentication requests for identities hosted in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD), Google, and Dropbox to access the Windows app installation media. The user will only be prompted for authentication if the Windows app installation media is inaccessible, by first attempting to access the media for display to the user.

If authentication is required, the URI targeting the installation media must provide the identity hosting solution by including the suffix of `?msixauth=<identity provider>` to the URI. By specifying the identity provider, the Microsoft Desktop App Installer will connect to the desired identity provider to request authentication.

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> 1. The values of each field must be URL-encoded, that is with non-printing characters and spaces. The use of question mark ("?") to separate the main Source from the field values, and ampersands ("&") to separate each subsequent fields in the `ms-appinstaller:`.
> Example: `ms-appinstaller:?source=https://website.com/app.msix&msixauth=aad`
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> 2. The authentication is only supported for the MSIX itself. The .appinstaller file itself cannot also be hosted on an AAD server.
> 2. Hosting the `.appinstaller` file itself on an AAD server requires App Installer version 1.21.2631.0 or greater.