Authenticate to Azure OpenAI the right way using Microsoft Entra ID

Many developers authenticate to Azure OpenAI using access keys when they should be using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) both locally and in production. Access keys are fine for getting started and disposable tutorials, but they inherently bring security risks and bad practices. For production or enterprise environments, you'll definitely want to use a more robust solution, so in this video we'll explore how to connect to OpenAI using Role Based Access Control (RBAC) with Microsoft Entra ID.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:50 Scenario Overview
00:01:56 Entra ID Overview
00: 03:51 Local Auth
00:10:18 Production Auth
00:16:10 Additional topics