EnvironmentCredential.GetTokenAsync Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Azure.Identity

Assembly:: Azure.Identity.dll

Package:: Azure.Identity v1.11.2

Package:: Azure.Identity v1.12.0-beta.1

Source:: EnvironmentCredential.cs

Source:: EnvironmentCredential.cs

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Obtains a token from Microsoft Entra ID, using the specified client details specified in the environment variables AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, and AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET or AZURE_USERNAME and AZURE_PASSWORD to authenticate. Acquired tokens are cached by the credential instance. Token lifetime and refreshing is handled automatically. Where possible, reuse credential instances to optimize cache effectiveness.

public override System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<Azure.Core.AccessToken> GetTokenAsync (Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext requestContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

override this.GetTokenAsync : Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask<Azure.Core.AccessToken>

Public Overrides Function GetTokenAsync (requestContext As TokenRequestContext, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As ValueTask(Of AccessToken)

Parameters

requestContext: TokenRequestContext

The details of the authentication request.

cancellationToken: CancellationToken

A CancellationToken controlling the request lifetime.

Returns

ValueTask<AccessToken>

An AccessToken which can be used to authenticate service client calls, or a default AccessToken.

Remarks

If the environment variables AZURE_TENANT_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, and AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET are not specified, the default AccessToken

Applies to