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azure-identity-tsPurpose, usage and source

Authenticate to Azure services using Azure Identity library for JavaScript (@azure/identity). Use when configuring authentication with DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, or interactive browser login.

Source retrieved: 2026-10-29

Source repository: microsoft/skills
SKILL.md: .github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-identity-ts/SKILL.md
Repository stars: 3,157
Repository updated: 2026-10-31
Categories: Cloud
Last collected: 2026-10-31 10:38 UTC+08:00

License: MIT

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Azure Identity library for TypeScript

Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID.

Upstream passage · L11 ↗

DefaultAzureCredential (Recommended for Local Development)

See DefaultAzureCredential overview for the current credential chain order and defaults.

Upstream passage · L52 ↗

Best Practices

Use DefaultAzureCredential for local development; use ManagedIdentityCredential or WorkloadIdentityCredential for production Never hardcode credentials - Use environment variables or managed identity

Upstream passage · L320 ↗

Requirements and setup

Upstream passage · bash ↗

npm install @azure/identity

# For Visual Studio Code credential support
npm install @azure/identity-vscode

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