diff --git a/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/ShardMap/ShardMapUtils.cs b/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/ShardMap/ShardMapUtils.cs
index 4066fe8..0fca5ad 100644
--- a/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/ShardMap/ShardMapUtils.cs
+++ b/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/ShardMap/ShardMapUtils.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ internal static class ShardMapUtils
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// SqlConnectionStringBuilder property that allows one
-        /// to specify the number of reconnect attempts on connection failure 
+        /// to specify the number of reconnect attempts on connection failure
         /// </summary>
         internal static readonly string ConnectRetryCount = "ConnectRetryCount";
 
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ internal static class ShardMapUtils
 
         /// <summary>
         /// String representation of SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryIntegrated
-        /// SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryIntegrated.ToString() cannot be used 
+        /// SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryIntegrated.ToString() cannot be used
         /// because it may not be available in the .NET framework version that we are running in
         /// </summary>
         internal static readonly string ActiveDirectoryIntegratedStr = "ActiveDirectoryIntegrated";
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// String representation of SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryInteractive
+        /// SqlAuthenticationMethod.ActiveDirectoryInteractive.ToString() cannot be used
+        /// because it may not be available in the .NET framework version that we are running in
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static readonly string ActiveDirectoryInteractiveStr = "ActiveDirectoryInteractive";
+
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Performance", "CA1810:InitializeReferenceTypeStaticFieldsInline")]
         static ShardMapUtils()
         {
diff --git a/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/SqlStore/SqlShardMapManagerCredentials.cs b/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/SqlStore/SqlShardMapManagerCredentials.cs
index d5eea78..164dd7d 100644
--- a/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/SqlStore/SqlShardMapManagerCredentials.cs
+++ b/Src/ElasticScale.Client/ShardManagement/SqlStore/SqlShardMapManagerCredentials.cs
@@ -153,10 +153,14 @@ internal static void EnsureCredentials(
             }
 
             // Check for active directory integrated authentication (if supported)
-            if (connectionString.ContainsKey(ShardMapUtils.Authentication) &&
-                connectionString[ShardMapUtils.Authentication].ToString().Equals(ShardMapUtils.ActiveDirectoryIntegratedStr))
+            if (connectionString.ContainsKey(ShardMapUtils.Authentication))
             {
-                return;
+                string authentication = connectionString[ShardMapUtils.Authentication].ToString();
+                if (authentication.Equals(ShardMapUtils.ActiveDirectoryIntegratedStr, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    || authentication.Equals(ShardMapUtils.ActiveDirectoryInteractiveStr, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
             }
 
             // If secure credential not specified, verify that user/pwd are in the connection string. If secure credential