Follow these steps to implement service principals or managed identities for Azure DevOps authentication. For complete code examples, see our sample applications.

Apr 1, 2025 · Provides an overview of the Azure SDK for Java concepts related to authenticating applications via service principal.

This can be achieved by using service principals that allow applications to sign in with specific permissions. Simply put, an Azure service principal works as an identity which gets created in Azure …

Jun 20, 2024 · The most common pattern is to interactively sign in to Azure, create a service principal, test the service principal, and then use that service principal for future authentication (either …

Dec 2, 2025 · Learn how to sign into Azure using a service principal and the Azure CLI. Find an example for appending a certification to a private key.

Apr 16, 2025 · Describes how to use Azure PowerShell to create a Microsoft Entra application and service principal, and grant it access to resources through role-based access control. It shows how to …

Dec 2, 2025 · Learn to use service principals with a password to control access to Azure resources.

Sep 19, 2024 · You can use service principal credentials from any Azure service that authenticates with an Azure container registry. Use service principal credentials in place of the registry's admin …

Oct 23, 2023 · If you're using an Azure user account as a service principal, evaluate if you can move to a managed identity or a service principal. If you can't use a managed identity, grant a service …

Sep 25, 2025 · For apps hosted on-premises, you can use a service principal to authenticate to Azure resources. This involves creating a service principal in Microsoft Entra ID, assigning it the necessary …