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Microsoft Entra ID not working in SQL Server VSCode

Carlos Casellas Garza 5 Reputation points
2025-07-11T17:39:09.76+00:00

Whenever I try to use my Microsoft Entra ID on the SQL Server extension in VSCode, I click 'Sign in', which takes me to the authentication page in my browser where I sign in. I get the page that says I am signed in and can close the browser, but the account does not show up as signed in SQL Server. Why is this happening?

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  2. Dinesh Yadlapalli 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-11-26T11:09:17.7666667+00:00

    Hi @Carlos Casellas Garza ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q & A Forum.

    Please check below things to fix the issue.

    1. Ensure you’re on mssql extension >= v1.35.0 and VS Code >= 1.103.x.
    2. Enable verbose Azure auth logs.

    Set

    "mssql.tracingLevel": "Verbose"

    Then open MSSQL Azure Auth Logs or SqlToolsService to check for missing azureAccounts.

    1. Clear VS Code token cache

    In Command Palette:

    MS SQL: Remove Microsoft Entra Account

    MS SQL: Clear Microsoft Entra account token cache

    1. On Windows, delete old aad-iv, aad-key entries from Credential Manager to force a fresh sign-in.
    2. Using Entra Service Principal authentication is not supported in the mssql extension, only user MFA login works.
    3. Ensure .NET Runtime 6+ is installed and SQL Tools Service is functioning properly.

    I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

     

    Regards,

    Dinesh

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