Azure DevOps | Create Azure Service Connection with App Registration (Automatic)

Step-by-step guide to create an Azure Service Connection in Azure DevOps using App Registration (Automatic) with Workload Identity Federation. Perfect for CI/CD pipelines where you want Azure DevOps to handle the app registration setup automatically.

In this video, we walk through the modern and secure way of connecting Azure DevOps to Azure resources without storing secrets—by using federated identity credentials.

We’ll walk through how to set up a new Azure Resource Manager (ARM) service connection in Azure DevOps using App Registration (Automatic).

✅ No need to manage service principal passwords
✅ Difference between automatic and manual identity type
✅ Aligned with Microsoft’s Zero Trust and DevSecOps best practices

This method is ideal if you want Azure DevOps to automatically handle the creation of the Entra ID (AAD) App Registration, making it simpler to connect your pipelines securely to Azure.

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