Feat support for managed identity authentication in azure locking

docs/ce/azure-specific/azure-devops-locking-connection-methods.mdx

@@ -12,17 +12,22 @@ There is one mandatory environment variable the user will have to set, in order
 
 * CLIENT\_SECRET
 
+* MANAGED\_IDENTITY
+
 Then, depending on the value of `DIGGER_AZURE_AUTH_METHOD`, the user will have to set other environment variables.
 
-1. **SHARED\_KEY**  
-   * `DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME`: Storage account name  
+1. **SHARED\_KEY**
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME`: Storage account name
    * `DIGGER_AZURE_SHARED_KEY`: shared key of the storage account
 
-2. **CONNECTION\_STRING**  
+2. **CONNECTION\_STRING**
    * `DIGGER_AZURE_CONNECTION_STRING`: connection string
 
-3. **CLIENT\_SECRET**  
-   * `DIGGER_AZURE_TENANT_ID`: tenant id to use  
-   * `DIGGER_AZURE_CLIENT_ID`: client id of the service principal  
-   * `DIGGER_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`: secret of the service principal  
-   * `DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME`: storage account name
+3. **CLIENT\_SECRET**
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_TENANT_ID`: tenant id to use
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_CLIENT_ID`: client id of the service principal
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`: secret of the service principal
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME`: storage account name
+
+4. **MANAGED\_IDENTITY**
+   * `DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME`: storage account name

libs/locking/azure/storage_account.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type StorageAccount struct {
 func NewStorageAccountLock() (*StorageAccount, error) {
 	authMethod := os.Getenv("DIGGER_AZURE_AUTH_METHOD")
 	if authMethod == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("'DIGGER_AZURE_AUTH_METHOD' environment variable must be set to either 'SHARED_KEY' or 'CONNECTION_STRING' or 'CLIENT_SECRET'")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("'DIGGER_AZURE_AUTH_METHOD' environment variable must be set to either 'SHARED_KEY' or 'CONNECTION_STRING' or 'CLIENT_SECRET' or 'MANAGED_IDENTITY")
 	}
 
 	svcClient, err := getServiceClient(authMethod)
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ func getServiceClient(authMethod string) (*aztables.ServiceClient, error) {
 		return getClientSecretSvcClient()
 	}
 
+	if authMethod == "MANAGED_IDENTITY" {
+		return getManagedIdentitySvcCLient()
+	}
+
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not initialize service client, because no valid authentication method was found")
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +191,27 @@ func getClientSecretSvcClient() (*aztables.ServiceClient, error) {
 	return svcClient, nil
 }
 
+func getManagedIdentitySvcCLient() (*aztables.ServiceClient, error) {
+	saName := os.Getenv("DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME")
+
+	if saName == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("you must set 'DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME' when using managed identity authentication")
+	}
+
+	serviceURL := getServiceURL(saName)
+
+	cred, err := azidentity.NewManagedIdentityCredential(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create create managed identity credential: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	svcClient, err := aztables.NewServiceClient(serviceURL, cred, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create service client with managed identity authentication: %v", err)
+	}
+	return svcClient, nil
+}
+
 func (sal *StorageAccount) createTableIfNotExists() error {
 	exists, err := sal.isTableExists(TABLE_NAME)
 	if err != nil {

libs/locking/azure/storage_account_test.go

@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ var (
 				loadClientSecretEnv()
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Managed Identity authentication mode",
+			loadEnv: func(s *SALockTestSuite) {
+				// Skip this test case if we are not testing on a real storage account
+				if !usingRealSA {
+					s.T().Skip("Managed identity method can only be tested when used against a real storage account.")
+					return
+				}
+				loadManagedIdentityEnv()
+			},
+		},
 	}
 )
 
@@ -137,6 +148,15 @@ func (suite *SALockTestSuite) TestNewStorageAccountLock_WithClientSecret_Missing
 	suite.Error(err, "should have got an error")
 }
 
+func (suite *SALockTestSuite) TestNewStorageAccountLock_WithManagedIdentity_MissingEnv() {
+	loadManagedIdentityEnv()
+	os.Setenv("DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME", "")
+
+	sal, err := NewStorageAccountLock()
+	suite.Nil(sal)
+	suite.Error(err, "should have got an error")
+}
+
 func (suite *SALockTestSuite) TestLock_WhenNotLockedYet() {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		suite.Run(tc.name, func() {
@@ -373,6 +393,12 @@ func loadClientSecretEnv() {
 	os.Setenv("DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME", envs["DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME"])
 }
 
+func loadManagedIdentityEnv() {
+	os.Setenv("DIGGER_AZURE_AUTH_METHOD", "MANAGED_IDENTITY")
+
+	os.Setenv("DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME", envs["DIGGER_AZURE_SA_NAME"])
+}
+
 // Clean environment variables
 func cleanEnv() {
 	for _, env := range envNames {