{"id":24098,"date":"2023-03-30T11:51:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/power-apps-secure-implicit-connections\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:46:01","slug":"power-apps-secure-implicit-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/power-apps-secure-implicit-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhanced security for implicitly shared connections in Power Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are excited to announce enhanced security for implicitly shared connections in Power Apps.  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