没有交互式提示，无法登录到Azure Powershell

Question

I am trying to run a PowerShell script on a continuous integration build server to automatically deploy using Azure Powershell.

I cannot get around having to deal with a prompt that asks for credentials when trying to run the script.

This is how I'm logging in:

$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "mypassword" -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = New-Object PSCredential("deployment@mysubscriptionname.onmicrosoft.com", $password)
Add-AzureRmAccount -Credential $cred

And this is one of the commands which interactively prompts to enter a password even after I've already logged in:

Get-AzureKeyVaultSecret -VaultName my-vault-name -Name MySecret

How can I avoid the prompt and use Azure Powershell for deploying on a build server?

Answer 1

You can use a service principal to authenticate with Azure PowerShell without the need for an interactive prompt. Creation of a service principal is documented here .