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[release/8.0] Backport renewable Azure CLI authentication for Helix - #17644
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🟢 Approval recommended
The backport consistently preserves legacy paths while applying the validated renewable authentication design across both template variants.
Review effort: Balanced
Findings: None
What changed in this PR
Backports renewable Azure CLI authentication for Entra-authenticated Helix operations to release/8.0.
Changes:
- Runs Helix submission and waiting inside renewable
AzureCLI@2sessions. - Prioritizes Azure CLI credentials for Helix while preserving existing fallback behavior.
- Updates both templates and documentation consistently.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/HelixTask.cs |
Enables Azure CLI credential preference. |
src/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeAzureIntegration/DefaultIdentityTokenCredentialOptions.cs |
Adds the credential preference option. |
src/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeAzureIntegration/DefaultIdentityTokenCredential.cs |
Implements configurable Azure CLI ordering. |
eng/common/templates/steps/send-to-helix.yml |
Runs authenticated Helix operations within Azure CLI. |
eng/common/templates-official/steps/send-to-helix.yml |
Mirrors the renewable authentication flow. |
Documentation/AzureDevOps/SendingJobsToHelix.md |
Documents WIF and renewable authentication requirements. |
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Backport
Backport of #17592 to
release/8.0.Summary
AzureCLI@2withkeepAzSessionActive: true.AzureCliCredentialwhile retaining existing credential fallbacks.Standalone Job Monitor and core-template changes are omitted because those surfaces do not exist on
release/8.0.Validation
Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk.Testsvalidation passed with no warnings or errors onrelease/8.0.Tracks AB#12269.