azure-identity-dotnet
Azure Identity library for .NET. Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID. Use for DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, and developer credentials. Triggers: "Azure Identity", "DefaultAzureCredential", "ManagedIdentityCredential", "ClientSecretCredential", "authentication .NET", "Azure auth", "credential chain".
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- Azure Identity library for .NET
- Installation
- Environment Variables
- Service Principal with Secret
- Service Principal with Certificate
- Managed Identity
- DefaultAzureCredential
- Basic Usage
Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID. The recommended credential for most scenarios. Tries multiple authentication methods in order. See DefaultAzureCredential overview for the current credential chain order and defaults. | Category | Credential | Purpose | |----------|------------|---------| | Chains | DefaultAzureCredential | Preconfigured chain for dev-to-prod | | | ChainedTokenCredential | Custom credential chain | | Azure-Hosted | ManagedIdentityCredential | Azure managed identity | | | WorkloadIdentityCredential | Kubernetes workload identity | | | EnvironmentCredential | Environment variables | | Service Principal | ClientSecretCredential | Client ID + secret | | | ClientCertificateCredential | Client ID + certificate | | | ClientAssertionCredential | Signed client assertion | | User | InteractiveBrowserCredential | Browser-based auth | | | DeviceCodeCredential | Device code flow | | | OnBehalfOfCredential | Delegated identity | | Developer | AzureCliCredential | Azure CLI | | | AzurePowerShellCredential | Azure PowerShell | | | AzureDeveloperCliCredential | Azure Developer CLI | | | VisualStudioCredential | Visual Studio | | Exception | Desc
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