Understanding Azure Managed Identity

What is Azure Managed Identity?

• Azure Managed Identity is a tool for managing virtual machines.

• Azure Managed Identity is a service for storing user credentials securely.

• Azure Managed Identity is a feature that allows manual authentication for Azure services.

• Azure Managed Identity is a feature that provides an automatically managed identity for Azure services to authenticate without credentials.

What are the two types of Managed Identities in Azure?

• Role-based and Group-based

• Tenant-assigned and Subscription-assigned

• System-assigned and User-assigned

• Service-assigned and Application-assigned

How does a system-assigned Managed Identity work?

• A system-assigned Managed Identity is only available for on-premises resources.

• A system-assigned Managed Identity requires manual credential management.

• A system-assigned Managed Identity provides an automatically managed identity for Azure services to authenticate to other Azure resources without credentials.

• A system-assigned Managed Identity can be used to authenticate to non-Azure services.

What is the purpose of a user-assigned Managed Identity?

• To enable users to share their identities with others.

• To allow automatic identity creation for all users.

• To provide a way for users to manage their own identities for secure access to Azure services.

• To restrict access to Azure services for specific users.

Can Managed Identities be used with Azure Functions?

• No, Managed Identities cannot be used with Azure Functions.

• Managed Identities are only for Azure Virtual Machines.

• Managed Identities are not supported in any Azure services.

• Yes, Managed Identities can be used with Azure Functions.

What is the primary benefit of using Managed Identities?

• Automatic scaling of Azure resources.

• Enhanced security for on-premises applications.

• Simplified credential management for Azure services.

• Increased latency for service requests.

How do you enable Managed Identity for an Azure resource?

• Set the 'Identity' section to 'Off' for the resource.

• Disable Managed Identity in the 'Settings' menu of the Azure portal.

• Enable Managed Identity by toggling the 'Status' to 'On' in the 'Identity' section of the Azure resource.

• Enable Managed Identity by creating a new resource group.

What role does Azure Active Directory play in Managed Identities?

• Azure Active Directory is responsible for identity management and token issuance for Managed Identities.

• Azure Active Directory is used for data storage in Managed Identities.

• Azure Active Directory provides network security for Managed Identities.

• Azure Active Directory manages application performance for Managed Identities.

Can Managed Identities be used for on-premises applications?

• No, Managed Identities cannot be used for on-premises applications directly.

• Managed Identities are primarily designed for on-premises applications.

• Yes, Managed Identities can be used for on-premises applications.

• Managed Identities can be configured for hybrid environments including on-premises.

What is the difference between Managed Identity and service principal?

• Managed Identity is automatically managed by Azure, while a service principal requires manual management of credentials.

• Managed Identity is only used for Azure Functions, while service principal is for all Azure services.

• Managed Identity can only be used in on-premises environments, whereas service principal is cloud-based.

• Service principal is automatically managed by Azure, while Managed Identity requires manual credential management.