| title | include file |
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| description | include file |
| author | WilliamDAssafMSFT |
| ms.author | wiassaf |
| ms.reviewer | rotabor, alexwolf, dlevy |
| ms.service | azure-sql-database |
| ms.topic | include |
| ms.date | 02/03/2026 |
| ms.custom | include file |
For local development, make sure you're signed in with the same Microsoft Entra account you want to use to access Azure SQL Database. You can authenticate via popular development tools, such as the Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell. The development tools with which you can authenticate vary across languages.
Sign in to Azure through the Azure CLI using the following command. This works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
az login
Select the Sign in button in the top right of Visual Studio.
:::image type="content" source="../../database/media/passwordless-connections/sign-in-visual-studio-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the button to sign in to Azure using Visual Studio.":::
Sign in using the Microsoft Entra account you assigned a role to previously.
:::image type="content" source="../../database/media/passwordless-connections/sign-in-visual-studio-account-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the account selection.":::
For Visual Studio Code, sign in using the Azure CLI in the integrated terminal:
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Open the terminal in VS Code (Terminal > New Terminal).
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Sign in to Azure with the following command:
az login
This method works reliably across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Sign in to Azure using PowerShell via the following command:
Connect-AzAccount