Azure Managed Identities are a type of identity in Azure that allow services to authenticate with other Azure services or resources without the need for explicit credentials, such as usernames and passwords. Managed Identities eliminate the need to store and manage credentials for applications that need to authenticate with other Azure services, simplifying the process of securing access to resources.
There are two types of Managed Identities in Azure:
- Azure Managed Service Identity (MSI): MSI allows applications running on Azure resources, such as virtual machines or Azure Functions, to authenticate with Azure services using an automatically managed identity.
- Azure Active Directory (AD) Managed Service Identity: This allows applications running on Azure resources, such as virtual machines or Azure Functions, to authenticate with Azure AD using an automatically managed identity. This type of Managed Identity requires an Azure AD tenant.
