hashicorp / hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure

Support Azure Container Instance using managed identity for auth

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
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Description

#### Description

Using a managed identity for auth is supported an Azure VMs.
It would be very valuable if Container Instances would be supported too. As Container Instances are more lightweight, and designed for one-time build tasks, they are actually a better platform for building packer images than VMs.

#### Use Case(s)

Run an Azure Container Instance with a managed id, and execute a packer build to create an image

#### Potential configuration

Same as for VMs (as described in docs).

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests; start by tracing the existing Azure VM managed-identity authentication described in the documentation. Determine how that configuration could apply to Azure Container Instances, then verify that a Container Instance can run a Packer build using a managed identity.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, go
Domain
authentication, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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