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
DefaultAzureCredentialfor local dev + Azure deployment - You need
ManagedIdentityCredentialfor 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
pip install azure-identity
For VS Code or broker-based desktop auth:
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