# Microsoft Vision authentication

> To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

## Prerequisites

To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

* Subscription region
* Subscription key

## Retrieve your credentials

To retrieve your credentials, follow these steps:

1. Login to your [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com/) dashboard and search for **Computer vision** service using the search bar.
2. In the **Azure AI Services | Computer vision** overview page, select your resource, for example, **UiPath-Vision**.
3. Under **Resource Management**, select **Keys and Endpoint**.
4. Your subscription keys and region are displayed.

## Add the Microsoft Vision connection

To create a connection to your Microsoft Vision instance, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Select Orchestrator from the product launcher.
2. Select a folder, and then navigate to the **Connections** tab.
3. Select **Add connection**.
4. To open the connection creation page, select the connector from the list. You can use the search bar to find the connector.
5. Provide your subscription region and key.

   For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose **Use credential asset** to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see [Use credential assets for connections](credential-store-connections.md).
6. Select **Connect**.

For more information about authenticating in Microsoft Vision, visit the [Authenticate requests to Azure Cognitive Services](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/authentication) page.