Azure Identity Py - part of the Azure SDK Skills (Python) pack. Microsoft's official Azure SDK skills for grounding coding agents.
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name: azure-identity-py
description: |
Azure Identity SDK for Python authentication with Microsoft Entra ID. Use for DefaultAzureCredential, managed identity, service principals, and token caching.
Triggers: "azure-identity", "DefaultAzureCredential", "authentication", "managed identity", "service principal", "credential".
license: MIT
metadata:
author: Microsoft
version: "1.0.0"
package: azure-identity
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# 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… install to load the full skill