{"id":"keyvault-three-auth-methods-ranked","text":"Key Vault authentication methods in order of recommendation: (1) Managed identities (best), (2) Service principal + certificate, (3) Service principal + secret (not recommended due to bootstrap secret rotation difficulty)","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/03/11/keyvault-basic-concepts.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"92d17342f4ee0c84","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"keyvault-three-auth-methods-ranked","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}