microsoft / microsoft/powerbi-powershell
Enable MSI support for Authentication - Azure Cloud Shell
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 413
- Forks
- 134
- Avg merge
- 33m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 1
Description
Azure Cloud Shell supports Managed Service Identity (MSI) for authentication. This allows users in Azure Cloud Shell to not have to do a separate login via Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount
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Research direction
Trace the Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount entry point and the authentication code used when running in Azure Cloud Shell. Determine how MSI authentication should be selected there, and consider the work complete when users can authenticate through the managed identity without a separate login command.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, csharp, powershell
- Domain
- authentication, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100