Creating an Azure Service Principal for Nife-Cost Integration

To enable Nife-Cost to collect your Azure resources, you need to set up a Service Principal with the necessary permissions. Follow these steps to create the Service Principal and obtain the necessary credentials.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

1. Azure Account:

   • You must have an active Azure account with administrative privileges.

2. Azure CLI Installed:

   • Make sure you have the Azure CLI installed on your system. You can download and install it from here.

3. Permissions to Create Service Principals:

   • Ensure that you have the required permissions to create Service Principals and manage roles within your Azure subscription.

Step 1: Create a Service Principal

1. Login to Azure CLI:

   az login

2. Create a Service Principal:

   az ad sp create-for-rbac --name "Nife-CostServicePrincipal" --role "Contributor" --scopes "/subscriptions/<subscription-id>"

   Replace <subscription-id> with your Azure subscription ID.

3. Save the Output: The output will contain the appId,displayName, password, and tenant.

The output should look something like this:

    { 
    "appId": "clientId",
    "displayName": "Nife-CostServicePrincipal",
    "password": "clientSecret",
    "tenant": "tenantId"
   }
    

Store these credentials in a safe place. You will need them to configure Nife-Cost.