What is Managed Identity and why is it important?

Short answer: zure assigns identity to service App Service → accesses Key Vault securely Real-world

Example code

Instead of: var secret = "hardcoded-key"; We use: Managed Identity + Key Vault Why interviewers ask: To check security maturity level zure assigns identity to service Example: App Service → accesses Key Vault securely Real-world… Example: Instead of: var… secret = "hardcoded-key"; We use: Managed Identity + Key Vault Why interviewers ask: To check security maturity level zure assigns identity to service Example: App Service → accesses Key Vault securely Real-world Example: Instead of: var secret = "hardcoded-key"; We use: Managed Identity + Key Vault Why interviewers ask: To check security maturity level zure assigns identity to service Example: App Service → accesses Key Vault securely Real-world… Example: Instead of: var secret = "hardcoded-key"; We use: Managed Identity + Key Vault Why interviewers ask: To check security maturity level

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.