Authenticate to Azure services with various credential types.
Authenticate to Azure services with various credential types.
npm install @azure/identityAZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PATH=/path/to/cert.pem
AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD=<optional-password>AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE=/var/run/secrets/tokens/azure-identityimport { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
// Use with any Azure SDK client
import { BlobServiceClient } from "@azure/storage-blob";
const blobClient = new BlobServiceClient(
"https://<account>.blob.core.windows.net",
credential
);Credential Chain Order:
import { ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential({
clientId: "<user-assigned-client-id>"
});const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential({
resourceId: "/subscriptions/<sub>/resourceGroups/<rg>/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/<name>"
});import { ClientSecretCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
"<tenant-id>",
"<client-id>",
"<client-secret>"
);import { ClientCertificateCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new ClientCertificateCredential(
"<tenant-id>",
"<client-id>",
{ certificatePath: "/path/to/cert.pem" }
);
// With password
const credentialWithPwd = new ClientCertificateCredential(
"<tenant-id>",
"<client-id>",
{
certificatePath: "/path/to/cert.pem",
certificatePassword: "<password>"
}
);import { InteractiveBrowserCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new InteractiveBrowserCredential({
clientId: "<client-id>",
tenantId: "<tenant-id>",
loginHint: "user@example.com"
});import { DeviceCodeCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new DeviceCodeCredential({
clientId: "<client-id>",
tenantId: "<tenant-id>",
userPromptCallback: (info) => {
console.log(info.message);
// "To sign in, use a web browser to open..."
}
});import {
ChainedTokenCredential,
ManagedIdentityCredential,
AzureCliCredential
} from "@azure/identity";
// Try managed identity first, fall back to CLI
const credential = new ChainedTokenCredential(
new ManagedIdentityCredential(),
new AzureCliCredential()
);import { AzureCliCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new AzureCliCredential();
// Uses: az loginimport { AzureDeveloperCliCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new AzureDeveloperCliCredential();
// Uses: azd auth loginimport { AzurePowerShellCredential } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new AzurePowerShellCredential();
// Uses: Connect-AzAccountimport { ClientSecretCredential, AzureAuthorityHosts } from "@azure/identity";
// Azure Government
const credential = new ClientSecretCredential(
"<tenant>", "<client>", "<secret>",
{ authorityHost: AzureAuthorityHosts.AzureGovernment }
);
// Azure China
const credentialChina = new ClientSecretCredential(
"<tenant>", "<client>", "<secret>",
{ authorityHost: AzureAuthorityHosts.AzureChina }
);import { DefaultAzureCredential, getBearerTokenProvider } from "@azure/identity";
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
// Create a function that returns tokens
const getAccessToken = getBearerTokenProvider(
credential,
"https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default"
);
// Use with APIs that need bearer tokens
const token = await getAccessToken();import type {
TokenCredential,
AccessToken,
GetTokenOptions
} from "@azure/core-auth";
import {
DefaultAzureCredential,
DefaultAzureCredentialOptions,
ManagedIdentityCredential,
ClientSecretCredential,
ClientCertificateCredential,
InteractiveBrowserCredential,
ChainedTokenCredential,
AzureCliCredential,
AzurePowerShellCredential,
AzureDeveloperCliCredential,
DeviceCodeCredential,
AzureAuthorityHosts
} from "@azure/identity";import type { TokenCredential, AccessToken, GetTokenOptions } from "@azure/core-auth";
class CustomCredential implements TokenCredential {
async getToken(
scopes: string | string[],
options?: GetTokenOptions
): Promise<AccessToken | null> {
// Custom token acquisition logic
return {
token: "<access-token>",
expiresOnTimestamp: Date.now() + 3600000
};
}
}import { setLogLevel, AzureLogger } from "@azure/logger";
setLogLevel("verbose");
// Custom log handler
AzureLogger.log = (...args) => {
console.log("[Azure]", ...args);
};This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
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