Can You Use Windows AD Authentication with Azure SQL Managed Instance?

You actually can use Windows authentication with Azure SQL Managed Instance! Initially, there was some confusion about this, but it’s possible to set it up using Entra authentication. Just make sure to check out the official documentation for implementation details.

Yes, it’s indeed possible! Here's a helpful guide on how to set up Windows authentication for Azure SQL MI: [Learn more here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-implementation-aad-kerberos?view=azuresql). A lot of people wanted this feature because many were migrating existing setups.