azure-identity-java
Azure Identity library for Java authentication with Azure services. Use when implementing DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principal, or any Azure authentication pattern in Java applications.
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- Azure Identity library for Java
- Installation
- Key Concepts
- DefaultAzureCredential (Recommended)
- Configure DefaultAzureCredential
- Managed Identity
- Service Principal with Secret
- Service Principal with Certificate
Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID. | Credential | Use Case | |------------|----------| | DefaultAzureCredential | Recommended - Works in dev and production | | ManagedIdentityCredential | Azure-hosted apps (App Service, Functions, VMs) | | EnvironmentCredential | CI/CD pipelines with env vars | | ClientSecretCredential | Service principals with secret | | ClientCertificateCredential | Service principals with certificate | | AzureCliCredential | Local dev using az login | | InteractiveBrowserCredential | Interactive login flow | | DeviceCodeCredential | Headless device authentication | The DefaultAzureCredential tries multiple authentication methods in order. See DefaultAzureCredential overview for the current credential chain order and defaults. For Azure-hosted applications (App Service, Functions, AKS, VMs). Reads credentials from environment variables. For service principal with secret: For service principal with certificate: For local development using az login. For desktop applications requiring user login. For headless devices (IoT, CLI tools). Create custom authentication chains. For Azure Kubernetes Service with workload identity. Enable
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