EnvironmentCredential.GetToken(TokenRequestContext, CancellationToken) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Azure.Identity

Assembly:: Azure.Identity.dll

Package:: Azure.Identity v1.11.0

Package:: Azure.Identity v1.11.0-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 Azure.Core.AccessToken GetToken (Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext requestContext, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

override this.GetToken : Azure.Core.TokenRequestContext * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> Azure.Core.AccessToken

Public Overrides Function GetToken (requestContext As TokenRequestContext, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As AccessToken

Parameters

requestContext: TokenRequestContext

The details of the authentication request.

cancellationToken: CancellationToken

A CancellationToken controlling the request lifetime.

Returns

AccessToken

An AccessToken which can be used to authenticate service client calls.

Remarks

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

Applies to