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This article shows you how to create and configure a managed identity on Azure hosting services. There are two types of managed identities: system-assigned and user-assigned.
For more information about Azure managed identities, see Microsoft Entra managed identities for Azure resources.
For more information about Microsoft Entra ID, see What is Microsoft Entra ID?
Create and configure a system-assigned managed identity
The following list provides references on how to create and configure system-assigned managed identity on various Azure hosting services.
- Azure VM. For more information, see Configure managed identities for Azure resources on a VM using the Azure portal.
- Azure App Service and Azure Functions. For more information, see How to use managed identities for App Service and Azure Functions.
- Azure Containers Instances. For more information, see How to use managed identities with Azure Container Instances.
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). For more information, see Use a managed identity in Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Azure Spring Apps. For more information, see Enable system-assigned managed identity for an application in Azure Spring Apps.
Create and configure a user-assigned managed identity
For instructions on how to create a user-assigned managed identity, see Manage user-assigned managed identities.
The following list provides references on how to configure a user-assigned managed identity on various Azure hosting services.
- Azure VM. For more information, see Configure managed identities for Azure resources on a VM using the Azure portal.
- Azure App Service and Azure Functions. For more information, see How to use managed identities for App Service and Azure Functions.
- Azure Containers instances. For more information, see How to use managed identities with Azure Container Instances.
- Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS). For more information, see Use a managed identity in Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Azure Spring Apps. For more information, see Manage user-assigned managed identities for an application in Azure Spring Apps.