Added Managed Identity support for Redis authentication#26
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…wing passwordless connections using AAD tokens instead of connection string secrets. SDK (sdk) Added ManagedIdentityClientId configuration option Integrated Microsoft.Azure.StackExchangeRedis for AAD token-based Redis authentication Updated RedisConnectionBuilder to configure managed identity when client ID is provided Service (service) Added useManagedIdentity flag to IClusterConfigurationProvider and IRedisConnectionManager Updated ClusterConfigurationProvider to include managed identity option in connection strings Updated RedisConnectionManager to use AAD authentication when enabled Manager (manager) Added ManagedIdentityClientId setting to appsettings Updated UnifiedConnectionMultiplexerFactory to pass managed identity config to SDK Test Apps Updated test applications with ManagedIdentityClientId configuration Configuration Set ManagedIdentityClientId in appsettings
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Description
Adds support for Azure Managed Identity authentication to Redis, allowing passwordless connections using AAD tokens instead of connection string secrets.
Changes
SDK (sdk)
Added ManagedIdentityClientId configuration option
Integrated Microsoft.Azure.StackExchangeRedis for AAD token-based Redis authentication
Updated RedisConnectionBuilder to configure managed identity when client ID is provided
Service (service)
Added useManagedIdentity flag to IClusterConfigurationProvider and IRedisConnectionManager
Updated ClusterConfigurationProvider to include managed identity option in connection strings
Updated RedisConnectionManager to use AAD authentication when enabled
Manager (manager)
Added ManagedIdentityClientId setting to appsettings
Updated UnifiedConnectionMultiplexerFactory to pass managed identity config to SDK
Test Apps
Updated test applications with ManagedIdentityClientId configuration
Configuration
Set ManagedIdentityClientId in appsettings