Azure services that can use managed identities to access other services

Managed identities for Azure resources provide Azure services with an automatically managed identity in Microsoft Entra ID. Using a managed identity, you can authenticate to any service that supports Microsoft Entra authentication without managing credentials. We are integrating managed identities for Azure resources and Microsoft Entra authentication across Azure. This page provides links to services' content that can use managed identities to access other Azure resources. Each entry in the table includes a link to service documentation discussing managed identities.

Important

New technical content is added daily. This list does not include every article that talks about managed identities. Please refer to each service's content set for details on their managed identities support. Resource provider namespace information is available in the article titled Resource providers for Azure services.

Services supporting managed identities

The following Azure services support managed identities for Azure resources:

Service Name	Documentation
API Management	Use managed identities in Azure API Management
Application Gateway	TLS termination with Key Vault certificates
Azure App Configuration	How to use managed identities for Azure App Configuration
Azure App Services	How to use managed identities for App Service and Azure Functions
Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes	Quickstart: Connect an existing Kubernetes cluster to Azure Arc
Azure Arc enabled servers	Authenticate against Azure resources with Azure Arc-enabled servers
Azure Automanage	Repair an Automanage Account
Azure Automation	Azure Automation account authentication overview
Azure Batch	Configure customer-managed keys for your Azure Batch account with Azure Key Vault and Managed Identity Configure managed identities in Batch pools
Azure Blueprints	Stages of a blueprint deployment
Azure Cache for Redis	Managed identity for storage accounts with Azure Cache for Redis
Azure Chaos Studio	Permissions and security in Azure Chaos Studio
Azure Communications Gateway	Deploy Azure Communications Gateway
Azure Communication Services	How to use Managed Identity with Azure Communication Services
Azure Container Apps	Managed identities in Azure Container Apps
Azure Container Instance	How to use managed identities with Azure Container Instances
Azure Container Registry	Use an Azure-managed identity in ACR Tasks
Azure CycleCloud	Using Managed Identities
Azure AI services	Configure customer-managed keys with Azure Key Vault for Azure AI services
Azure Data Box	Use customer-managed keys in Azure Key Vault for Azure Data Box
Azure Data Explorer	Configure managed identities for your Azure Data Explorer cluster
Azure Data Factory	Managed identity for Data Factory
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1	Customer-managed keys for Azure Storage encryption
Azure Data Share	Roles and requirements for Azure Data Share
Azure DevTest Labs	Enable user-assigned managed identities on lab virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs
Azure Digital Twins	Enable a managed identity for routing Azure Digital Twins events
Azure Event Grid	Event delivery with a managed identity
Azure Event Hubs	Authenticate a managed identity with Microsoft Entra ID to access Event Hubs Resources
Azure File Sync	How to use managed identities with Azure File Sync
Azure Files	Access Azure file shares using Microsoft Entra ID with Azure Files OAuth over REST
Azure Health Data Services workspace services	Authentication and authorization for Azure Health Data Services
Azure Health Data Services de-identification service	Use managed identities with the de-identification service
Azure Image Builder	Azure Image Builder overview
Azure Import/Export	Use customer-managed keys in Azure Key Vault for Import/Export service
Azure IoT Hub	IoT Hub support for virtual networks with Private Link and Managed Identity
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)	Use managed identities in Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Load Testing	Use managed identities for Azure Load Testing
Azure Logic Apps	Authenticate access to Azure resources using managed identities in Azure Logic Apps
Azure Log Analytics cluster	Azure Monitor customer-managed key
Azure Machine Learning Services	Use Managed identities with Azure Machine Learning
Azure Managed Disk	Use the Azure portal to enable server-side encryption with customer-managed keys for managed disks
Azure Media services	Managed identities
Azure Monitor	Azure Monitor customer-managed key
Azure Policy	Remediate non-compliant resources with Azure Policy
Microsoft Purview	Credentials for source authentication in Microsoft Purview
Azure Quantum	Authenticate using a managed identity
Azure Resource Mover	Move resources across regions (from resource group)
Azure Site Recovery	Replicate machines with private endpoints
Azure Search	Set up an indexer connection to a data source using a managed identity
Azure Service Bus	Authenticate a managed identity with Microsoft Entra ID to access Azure Service Bus resources
Azure Service Fabric	Using Managed identities for Azure with Service Fabric
Azure SignalR Service	Managed identities for Azure SignalR Service
Azure Spring Apps	Enable system-assigned managed identity for an application in Azure Spring Apps
Azure SQL	Managed identities in Microsoft Entra for Azure SQL
Azure SQL Managed Instance	Managed identities in Microsoft Entra for Azure SQL
Azure Stack Edge	Manage Azure Stack Edge secrets using Azure Key Vault
Azure Static Web Apps	Securing authentication secrets in Azure Key Vault
Azure Stream Analytics	Authenticate Stream Analytics to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 using managed identities
Azure Synapse	Azure Synapse workspace managed identity
Azure VM image builder	Configure Azure Image Builder Service permissions using Azure CLI
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets	Configure managed identities on virtual machine scale set - Azure CLI
Azure Virtual Machines	Secure and use policies on virtual machines in Azure
Azure Web PubSub Service	Managed identities for Azure Web PubSub Service

Next steps

• Managed identities overview