Using Client Assertions to Authenticate with Microsoft Entra ID
If youāve ever set up service-to-service authentication in Azure, youāve probably reached for a client secret ā a password the app uses to prove its identity to Microsoft Entra ID. It works, but it comes with a significant downside: secrets expire, they can leak and rotating them across environments is painful. Thereās a better way: certificates and client assertions. Instead of registering aā¦













