Azure/azure-sdk-for-java azure-identity_1.17.0-beta.1

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1.17.0-beta.1 (2025-07-18)

Features Added

• VisualStudioCodeCredential has been restored and now supports broker authentication using the Azure account signed in via Visual Studio Code. #45715
• DefaultAzureCredential can be configured to use a specific credential type by setting the AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS environment variable. When set, it will only attempt authentication using the specified credential type. For example, setting AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=WorkloadIdentityCredential will restrict authentication to workload identity only.
• Enhanced AzurePowerShellCredential token retrieval with tenantId support, cross-version SecureString handling, and improved compatibility and robustness. #45851

Breaking Changes

Behavioral Breaking Changes

• Removed SharedTokenCacheCredential from the DefaultAzureCredential authentication chain. #45795

Other Changes

• Deprecated SharedTokenCacheCredential and SharedTokenCacheCredentialBuilder. #45795

Dependency Updates

• Upgraded com.microsoft.azure:msal4j from version 1.21.0 to version 1.22.0.