Connect-PNPOnline -URL $url -Credentials $cred

[ivanjrt]

backend:
$password is created as a MFA password = https:;//aka.ms/mfa

If I as utilizing the module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline
Install-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline

I have no issues running the auth:
Connect-PNPOnline -URL $url -Credentials $cred

If I as utilizing the module "PnP.PowerShell" (keep in mind I uninstalled the other module)
Install-Module -Name "PnP.PowerShell"
Connect-PNPOnline -URL $url -Credentials $cred

then it gives me an error: "Credential authentication failed AADSTS......"

any thoughts on what would it be the error?

[jansenbe]

Did you check this : https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/authentication.html. You need an app to make authentication work.

[ivanjrt]

Thank you jansebe, you mean like a MFA App done at https://aka.ms/mfasetup or like a registration app?

[erwinvanhunen]

You can register your own app indeed (see Register-PnPAzureADApp), but you can also use the PnP Provided PnP Management Shell app. Execute

Register-PnPManagementShellAccess

It will step you through the steps to register the PnP provided multitenant app registration.

[ivanjrt]

will doing this will connect to Azure and create that token from its end as an application app?