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ability to pick up az command credentials instead of using SPN for Azure

The ms_rest_azure library, which appears to be the basis for authentication and communication with azure, has a file credentials/azure_cli_token_provider.rb, so it appears the functionality is there. It just needs to be exposed in Chef.

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  • Apr 1 2021
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  • Guest commented
    12 Apr, 2021 03:04pm

    It's really an infrastructure thing. Right now, in order to use azure_virtual_machine and other related resources, it is necessary to create a service principal (SPN). This is inconvenient and difficult in many environments. It would be really convenient to be able to use credentials for the az command instead, which is what I'm requesting, and is apparently available in the library.

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    Nischal Reddy commented
    12 Apr, 2021 08:03am

    Hello Franklin,

    Can you please share more details on this idea, it is currently assigned to Chef Desktop Workspace, Just wanted to confirm is this is related to Chef Desktop product or some other Chef component. Some more context can help us better evaluate and triage this idea.

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