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Login to SQL Server in Virtual Machine using Azure Active Directory
I have Virtual Machine Windows with SQL Server installed. How can I use Azure Active Directory Account to login to the SQL Server?
Hi vikitheolorado ,
I could be wrong, but I think that Microsoft SQL Server (unlike Azure SQL Database) does not support Azure AD authentication.
In theory, you could try to use the preview feature and sign-in to Azure VM using AAD credentials - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/howto-vm-sign-in-azure-ad-windows - but I don't believe this can be "extended" to MSSQL software.
If you were talking about Azure SQL Database, then for sure, Azure AD is the primary authN method.
