In one of our recipes, Azure SQL Database interactions using Azure Functions, from Chapter 3, Seamless Integration of Azure Functions with Azure Services, we learned how to access a SQL Database and its objects from Azure Functions by providing the connection string (username and password).
Let's say that, for some reason, you change the password to an account, meaning that any applications using that account wouldn't be able to gain access. As a developer, wouldn't it be good if there was a facility where you didn't need to worry about the credentials and, instead, the framework took care of authentication? In this recipe, we will learn how to access a SQL Database from an Azure Function without providing a user ID or password by using a feature called Managed Service Identity...
