I created a new client secret and am told its incorrect

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I created a new client secret and am told its incorrect

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I have an app registration where I wanted to create a new client secret...the old one was not expired. I did so. That is all I did, the client ID, tenant ID all stayed the same. But I am constantly getting the error invalid secret. I have created several and no change. I deleted the old one...do I need to purge the old one from the app registration? or do something to get the new secret to work?

Carolyne Milgo 1,151 Reputation points

2025-08-22T08:57:38.32+00:00

Thank you for reaching out. The "invalid client secret" error typically occurs if the secret is invalid, expired, or has a special character in it. If your application or any intermediary service (like a proxy or API gateway) caches the client secret, you might need to clear the cache or restart the service to ensure it picks up the new secret. If you are using a configuration file or environment variables to store the client secret, ensure it is updated correctly. If your application code has several areas where you need to update the client secret, please review and update.
Randall Powell 0 Reputation points

2025-09-25T05:42:02.04+00:00

I am having this same issue. I have created a new client secret and pasted it into my project in Visual Studio 2022 multiple times, but I am continually receiving the "AADSTS7000215: Invalid client secret provided" error message when attempting to open the project in debug mode. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Carolyne Milgo 1,151 Reputation points

2025-08-22T08:57:38.32+00:00

Thank you for reaching out. The "invalid client secret" error typically occurs if the secret is invalid, expired, or has a special character in it. If your application or any intermediary service (like a proxy or API gateway) caches the client secret, you might need to clear the cache or restart the service to ensure it picks up the new secret. If you are using a configuration file or environment variables to store the client secret, ensure it is updated correctly. If your application code has several areas where you need to update the client secret, please review and update.
Randall Powell 0 Reputation points

2025-09-25T05:42:02.04+00:00

I am having this same issue. I have created a new client secret and pasted it into my project in Visual Studio 2022 multiple times, but I am continually receiving the "AADSTS7000215: Invalid client secret provided" error message when attempting to open the project in debug mode. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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