azure-identity-rust

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust/SKILL.md

Azure Identity SDK for Rust authentication. Use for DeveloperToolsCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential, ClientSecretCredential, and token-based authentication.

DevOps & CloudNo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

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What this skill does

Azure Identity SDK for Rust

Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).

Installation

cargo add azure_identity

Environment Variables

# Service Principal (for production/CI)
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<your-tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-client-secret>

# User-assigned Managed Identity (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<managed-identity-client-id>

DeveloperToolsCredential

The recommended credential for local development. Tries developer tools in order (Azure CLI, Azure Developer CLI):

use azure_identity::DeveloperToolsCredential;
use azure_security_keyvault_secrets::SecretClient;

let credential = DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?;
let client = SecretClient::new(
    "https://my-vault.vault.azure.net/",
    credential.clone(),
    None,
)?;

Credential Chain Order

| Order | Credential | Environment | |-------|-----------|-------------| | 1 | AzureCliCredential | az login | | 2 | AzureDeveloperCliCredential | azd auth login |

Credential Types

| Credential | Usage | |------------|-------| | DeveloperToolsCredential | Local development - tries CLI tools | | ManagedIdentityCredential | Azure VMs, App Service, Functions, AKS | | WorkloadIdentityCredential | Kubernetes workload identity | | ClientSecretCredential | Service principal with secret | | ClientCertificateCredential | Service principal with certificate | | AzureCliCredential | Direct Azure CLI auth | | AzureDeveloperCliCredential | Direct azd CLI auth | | AzurePipelinesCredential | Azure Pipelines service connection | | ClientAssertionCredential | Custom assertions (federated identity) |

ManagedIdentityCredential

For Azure-hosted resources:

use azure_identity::ManagedIdentityCredential;

// System-assigned managed identity
let credential = ManagedIdentityCredential::new(None)?;

// User-assigned managed identity
let options = ManagedIdentityCredentialOptions {
    client_id: Some("<user-assigned-mi-client-id>".into()),
    ..Default::default()
};
let credential = ManagedIdentityCredential::new(Some(options))?;

ClientSecretCredential

For service principal with secret:

use azure_identity::ClientSecretCredential;

let credential = ClientSecretCredential::new(
    "<tenant-id>".into(),
    "<client-id>".into(),
    "<client-secret>".into(),
    None,
)?;

Best Practices

Use DeveloperToolsCredential for local dev — automatically picks up Azure CLI
Use ManagedIdentityCredential in production — no secrets to manage
Clone credentials — credentials are Arc-wrapped and cheap to clone
Reuse credential instances — same credential can be used with multiple clients
Use tokio feature — cargo add azure_identity --features tokio

Reference Links

| Resource | Link | |----------|------| | API Reference | https://docs.rs/azure_identity | | Source Code | https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-rust/tree/main/sdk/identity/azure_identity | | crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/azure_identity |

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/azure-identity-rust · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
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sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
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```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

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# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/azure-identity-rust

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azure-identity-rust

sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills · plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust/SKILL.md

Azure Identity SDK for Rust authentication. Use for DeveloperToolsCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential, ClientSecretCredential, and token-based authentication.

DevOps & CloudNo license★ 45496⑂ 6664commit 5cf4dfe

Install skillView source on GitHub

What this skill does

Azure Identity SDK for Rust

Authentication library for Azure SDK clients using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD).

Installation

cargo add azure_identity

Environment Variables

# Service Principal (for production/CI)
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<your-tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<your-client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-client-secret>

# User-assigned Managed Identity (optional)
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<managed-identity-client-id>

DeveloperToolsCredential

The recommended credential for local development. Tries developer tools in order (Azure CLI, Azure Developer CLI):

use azure_identity::DeveloperToolsCredential;
use azure_security_keyvault_secrets::SecretClient;

let credential = DeveloperToolsCredential::new(None)?;
let client = SecretClient::new(
    "https://my-vault.vault.azure.net/",
    credential.clone(),
    None,
)?;

Credential Chain Order

| Order | Credential | Environment | |-------|-----------|-------------| | 1 | AzureCliCredential | az login | | 2 | AzureDeveloperCliCredential | azd auth login |

Credential Types

ManagedIdentityCredential

For Azure-hosted resources:

use azure_identity::ManagedIdentityCredential;

// System-assigned managed identity
let credential = ManagedIdentityCredential::new(None)?;

// User-assigned managed identity
let options = ManagedIdentityCredentialOptions {
    client_id: Some("<user-assigned-mi-client-id>".into()),
    ..Default::default()
};
let credential = ManagedIdentityCredential::new(Some(options))?;

ClientSecretCredential

For service principal with secret:

use azure_identity::ClientSecretCredential;

let credential = ClientSecretCredential::new(
    "<tenant-id>".into(),
    "<client-id>".into(),
    "<client-secret>".into(),
    None,
)?;

Best Practices

Use DeveloperToolsCredential for local dev — automatically picks up Azure CLI
Use ManagedIdentityCredential in production — no secrets to manage
Clone credentials — credentials are Arc-wrapped and cheap to clone
Reuse credential instances — same credential can be used with multiple clients
Use tokio feature — cargo add azure_identity --features tokio

Reference Links

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Installation

Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.

Destination: .claude/skills/azure-identity-rust · pinned to the source commit

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Review the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.

New here? Step-by-step setup – from installing the agent to using the skill

Operating systemAgentI already use Claude Code

1
Install Git
Install Git with your package manager (Debian/Ubuntu shown; use dnf/pacman on others). Official download.
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git
```
2
Install Claude Code
Requires Node.js 18+. Install the CLI globally: Official docs. (command-line tool)
```
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
```

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Open a terminal and run these steps (they clone the source, check out the exact commit, and copy the skill into place):

# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 5cf4dfeb13ea966daa1e117897689cd7991e3f44
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-identity-rust" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmp

Destination: .claude/skills/azure-identity-rust

4
Use it in Claude Code
Open Claude Code in your project. It reads skills from the folder above, so azure-identity-rust is now available. Always review the source before using it – static checks cannot prove runtime safety.

Security & Audits

Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 5cf4dfeb13ea. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.

No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.

azure-identity-rust

What this skill does

Azure Identity SDK for Rust

Installation

Environment Variables

DeveloperToolsCredential

Credential Chain Order

Credential Types

ManagedIdentityCredential

ClientSecretCredential

Best Practices

Reference Links

When to Use

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits

azure-identity-rust

What this skill does

Azure Identity SDK for Rust

Installation

Environment Variables

DeveloperToolsCredential

Credential Chain Order

Credential Types

ManagedIdentityCredential

ClientSecretCredential

Best Practices

Reference Links

When to Use

Limitations

Installation

Install Git

Install Claude Code

Get the skill, pinned to its exact version

Use it in Claude Code

Security & Audits