Simon Waight • 6/27/2023

Working with Service Principals in Azure, Bicep and Azure DevOps

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This technical guide addresses the common Azure error 'Principals of type Application cannot validly be used in role assignments.' It clarifies the differences between a Service Principal's Client ID (appId), Object ID, and Service Principal ID, showing how to correctly retrieve and use them for RBAC role assignments in Azure and for configuring Service Connections in Azure DevOps pipelines using Bicep.

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