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

pip install azure-identity

For VS Code or broker-based desktop auth:

pip install azure-identity-broker

Python Version

azure-identity supports Python 3.9+.

Environment Variables

# Service principal with client secret