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azlin auth list

List all authentication profiles

Description

The azlin auth list command shows all configured service principal profiles with their details. Secrets and sensitive information are automatically masked for security.

Usage

azlin auth list [OPTIONS]

Options

Option Type Description
-h, --help Flag Show command help and exit

Examples

List All Profiles

azlin auth list

Output: 

Authentication Profiles:

default
  Client ID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
  Tenant ID: yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy
  Secret: ********** (masked)

production
  Client ID: aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa
  Tenant ID: bbbbbbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb
  Secret: ********** (masked)

staging
  Client ID: cccccccc-cccc-cccc-cccc-cccccccccccc
  Tenant ID: dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd
  Secret: ********** (masked)

Total profiles: 3

Output Format

Each profile shows: - Profile Name - Identifier for the auth profile - Client ID - Application (service principal) ID - Tenant ID - Azure AD tenant ID - Secret - Masked for security (shows **********)

Common Workflows

Profile Inventory

# List all profiles
azlin auth list

# Count profiles
azlin auth list | grep "Total profiles"

# Extract profile names
azlin auth list | grep -E "^[a-z]" | awk '{print $1}'

Before Creating New Profile

# Check if profile already exists
azlin auth list | grep production

# If exists, remove and recreate
azlin auth remove production --yes
azlin auth setup production

Audit Profiles

# Document configured profiles
azlin auth list > ~/auth-profiles-$(date +%Y%m%d).txt

# Review regularly
cat ~/auth-profiles-*.txt

Troubleshooting

No Profiles Listed

Symptoms: Empty list or "No profiles configured"

Solutions: 

# Create your first profile
azlin auth setup default

# Verify
azlin auth list

Profile Missing

Symptoms: Expected profile doesn't appear

Solutions: 

# Check config file directly
cat ~/.azlin/config.toml | grep -A 3 "\[auth\."

# Recreate profile
azlin auth setup PROFILE-NAME

Best Practices

Regular Audits

# Weekly profile review
azlin auth list
azlin auth test --profile profile-1
azlin auth test --profile profile-2

Documentation

# Document profiles for team
azlin auth list > team-auth-profiles.txt
# Share documentation (secrets are masked)

Source Code

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