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Starting in September 2025, Microsoft will require multifactor authentication (MFA) for Azure CLI and other command-line tools. This change applies only to Microsoft Entra ID user identities and doesn't affect workload identities such as service principals or managed identities.
If you're using az login with a username and password to authenticate scripts or automated
workflows, now is the time to migrate to a workload identity. For more information, see
The impact of multifactor authentication on Azure CLI in automation scenarios.