Azure.Identity.EnvironmentCredential
Enables authentication to Microsoft Entra ID using a client secret or certificate.
Configuration is attempted in this order, using these environment variables:
Service principal with secret:VariableDescriptionAZURE_TENANT_IDThe Microsoft Entra tenant (directory) ID.AZURE_CLIENT_IDThe client (application) ID of an App Registration in the tenant.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRETA client secret that was generated for the App Registration.Service principal with certificate:VariableDescriptionAZURE_TENANT_IDThe Microsoft Entra tenant (directory) ID.AZURE_CLIENT_IDThe client (application) ID of an App Registration in the tenant.AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PATHA path to certificate and private key pair in PEM or PFX format, which can authenticate the App Registration.AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD(Optional) The password protecting the certificate file (currently only supported for PFX (PKCS12) certificates).AZURE_CLIENT_SEND_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN(Optional) Specifies whether an authentication request will include an x5c header to support subject name / issuer based authentication. When set to `true` or `1`, authentication requests include the x5c header.Username and password:VariableDescriptionAZURE_TENANT_IDThe Microsoft Entra tenant (directory) ID.AZURE_CLIENT_IDThe client (application) ID of an App Registration in the tenant. This credential ultimately uses a ClientSecretCredential or ClientCertificateCredential to perform the authentication using these details. Please consult the documentation of those classes for more details.namespace Azure.Identity
{
public class EnvironmentCredential
{
public EnvironmentCredential();
public EnvironmentCredential(TokenCredentialOptions options);
public EnvironmentCredential(EnvironmentCredentialOptions options);
}
}