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Hi, I'm able to programmatically (C#) call an azure devops API to get all the area paths in my organization. I'm using a PAT that I created.
However, this PAT will expiry and don't want to generate new ones every time they expire, even though it can be every year maximum.
So, my question is, how else can I authenticate said API other than using a PAT? (Wish there were non-expiring PATs).
Thanks in advance for the help.
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You can use the methods documented at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/integrate/get-started/authentication/authentication-guidance?view=azure-devops
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Marcin
I'm newbie with azure devops and had a glance to that link earlier today actually. However, I'm not sure which method to use for my purpose and how to implement it.
It would be great if there were a basic example.
Update: There are examples there. Probably I could follow the first method mentioned in that article (using Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL)).
Will have a try.
Confirmed. The examples are included in the documentation
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Marcin