Microsoft has announced that SQL Server 2022 CU18 and later, running on Azure Linux Virtual Machines, now supports Managed Identity for authenticating Azure Key Vault. This update addresses the long standing need for a more secure and streamlined way to manage encryption keys. This update will make access to Azure Key Vault more secure. As a bit of background, Managed Identity allows Azure services to authenticate without embedding credentials in code via Microsoft Entra ID. Azure Key Vault i
