How to use DefaultAzureCredential in an Azure DevOps pipeline in the same way as you can locally.

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DefaultAzureCredential can be used in Azure DevOps pipelines through the AzureCLI@2 task, enabling consistent authentication between local development and CI/CD environments. The credential chain supports both AzureCliCredential (using service connections) and EnvironmentCredential (using environment variables), allowing developers to authenticate against Azure resources without changing their code between local and pipeline execution.

Azure DevOps: using DefaultAzureCredential in an Azure Pipeline with AzureCLI@2

Why have you told me about EnvironmentCredential and AzureCliCredential ? ​

Using the AzureCLI@2 task with AzureCliCredential ​

Using the AzureCLI@2 task with EnvironmentCredential ​