azure-identity-ts

name	azure-identity-ts
description	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.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"Microsoft","version":"1.0.0","package":"@azure/identity"}

Azure Identity library for TypeScript

Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID.

Installation

npm install @azure/identity

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

Environment Variables

Service Principal (Secret)

AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Service Principal (Certificate)

AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PATH=/path/to/cert.pem
AZURE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD=<optional-password>

Workload Identity (Kubernetes)

AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE=/var/run/secrets/tokens/azure-identity

DefaultAzureCredential (Recommended for Local Development)