https://aklefdal.com/tags/azure-managed-identities/ Recent content in Azure Managed Identities on aklefdal's tech blog Hugo en-us Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://aklefdal.com/2025/03/password-less-access-from-pipeline-to-db/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://aklefdal.com/2025/03/password-less-access-from-pipeline-to-db/ <h2 id="the-goal">The goal</h2> <p>The goal is to be able to run database migrations as part of a Azure DevOps Pipeline with using a stored secret anywhere. The databases are Azure Sql Databases, connected to a VNET, with no public access. There are two major problems to solve:</p> <ul> <li>Network access</li> <li>Authentication</li> </ul> <h2 id="background">Background</h2> <p>My current project is at a company with a software solution that has been in development for more than 20 years. Traditionally it ran on-premise, that is at the customer&rsquo;s site. This is still the case for a few customers, but most customers are now using the service served from a cloud-hosted solution - Software-as-a-Service - SaaS</p>