7:20Azure OpenAI Without API Keys in .NET — Managed Identity on Microsoft Foundry
Calling Azure OpenAI with an API key in your config works — until the security review. This is the pattern enterprises actually accept: keyless authentication with Managed Identity and DefaultAzureCredential in .NET. Same code locally and in Azure, no key anywhere.
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