Deprecate Active Directory Password authentication method #3671
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Pull Request Overview
This PR deprecates the Active Directory Password authentication method by adding the [Obsolete] attribute to SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryPassword and adding pragma warnings to suppress obsolete member usage warnings throughout the codebase.
- Marks
ActiveDirectoryPasswordenum value as obsolete with informative message - Adds pragma warning suppressions around all existing usages of the deprecated method
- Updates both .NET Framework and .NET Core reference assemblies
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Copilot reviewed 12 out of 12 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
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| File | Description |
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| TdsEnums.cs | Added [Obsolete] attribute to ActiveDirectoryPassword enum value |
| netfx/ref/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.cs | Added [Obsolete] attribute to ActiveDirectoryPassword in .NET Framework reference assembly |
| netcore/ref/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.cs | Added [Obsolete] attribute to ActiveDirectoryPassword in .NET Core reference assembly |
| SqlAuthenticationProviderManager.cs | Added [Obsolete] attribute to constant and pragma warnings around usage |
| ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.cs | Added pragma warnings around ActiveDirectoryPassword usage and fixed formatting |
| TdsParser.cs | Added pragma warnings around ActiveDirectoryPassword usage |
| SqlConnection.cs | Added pragma warnings around ActiveDirectoryPassword usage |
| SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs (both netfx/netcore) | Added pragma warnings around ActiveDirectoryPassword usage |
| AADConnectionTest.cs | Added pragma warnings around test code using ActiveDirectoryPassword |
| SqlAuthenticationProviderTest.cs | Added pragma warnings around test data using ActiveDirectoryPassword |
| SqlClientStressFactory.cs | Changed authentication method from ActiveDirectoryPassword to ActiveDirectoryIntegrated with pragma warnings |
src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/tests/StressTests/SqlClient.Stress.Tests/SqlClientStressFactory.cs
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Resolves #3188