Is it possible to connect Azure File share (Storage account) from C# using Managed Identity?

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Is it possible to connect Azure File share (Storage account) from C# using Managed Identity?

Nikky 21

I was trying to upload a file to Azure file share using my C# code using the Managed identity. The code will be deploying to an azure VM which has managed identity with the Storge account (File Share SMB). Is it possible to use DefaultAzureCredential in order to avoid connection string/access keys? pls, advise me.

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Sumarigo-MSFT 47,471 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@Nikky I see there is a similar thread discussion posted Stack overflow forum: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69619084/is-it-possible-to-connect-azure-file-share-storage-account-from-c-sharp-consol , Have you referred to the suggestion mentioned over-there, If the issue still persist, Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.
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Nikky 21 Reputation points

2021-10-19T11:05:30.537+00:00

Yeah. He was saying it cannot be done. Instead, he advised me to go for the access keys and SAS. But my requirement is to avoid the keys and use managed identity. I am checking if there are any ways to do that with Azure file share. If not I can convince my team to use the access keys.
Nikky 21 Reputation points

2021-10-19T11:22:30.167+00:00

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Sumarigo-MSFT 47,471 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-10-19T12:10:48.18+00:00

@Nikky Absolutely, that's correct ( that option isn't available) for now we need to use Shared Access Signature, or use Storage Account Name/Key or specify Storage Account connection string to connect to your File Service.

If you are looking for this specific feature you can leave your feedback here. All the feedback you share in these forums will be monitored and reviewed by the Microsoft engineering teams responsible for building Azure and I will also inform the product team on this request.
Thanks,

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Nikky 21 Reputation points

2021-10-19T12:17:31.43+00:00

@Sumarigo-MSFT Thanks for your expert advice. it is very much appreciated.
Tulika Priyadarshini 165 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-03-30T09:23:20.6466667+00:00

Hi, there is a similar issue opened here https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues/13033 and seems like work is in progress to implement this but cant see any update on this post September last year. Any updates on this is highly appreciated.
Pavan Kumar 0 Reputation points

2023-07-07T11:41:52.13+00:00

Can't we access file share without using connection string or account key in application?.
Can we use DefaultCredentials()?

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