azure-identity-py

# Azure Identity library for Python Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID. Use this skill when: - An app needs to authenticate to Azure services from Python - You need `DefaultAzureCredential` for local dev + Azure deployment - You need `ManagedIdentityCredential` for Azure-hosted workloads - You need service principal auth with secret or certificate - You need direct token acquisition with `get_token()` - You need to troubleshoot credential chain failures ## Installation ```bash pip install azure-identity ``` For VS Code or broker-based desktop auth: ```bash pip install azure-identity-broker ``` ## Python Version `azure-identity` supports Python 3.9+. ## Environment Variables ```bash # Service principal with client secret AZURE_TENANT_ID=<your-tenant-id> AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id> AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-client-secret> # Service principal with certificate AZURE_TENANT_ID=<your-tenant-id> AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id> AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PATH=/path/to/cert.pem AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD=<optional-password> # Authority (sovereign clouds) AZURE_AUTHORITY_HOST=login.microsoftonline.com # Default; or login.chinacloudapi.cn, login.microsoftonline.us # User-assigned managed identity AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<managed-identity-client-id> # Credential selection (new) AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=dev|prod|<credential-name> # Optional, restricts DAC chain ``` ## DefaultAzureCredential The recommended credential for most scenario...