SecurityInsight settings · Settings > Advanced / diagnostics
Managed identity switch (older name)
| Key | SI_PreferUami |
|---|---|
| Where | Settings > Advanced / diagnostics |
| Type | On / off |
| Default | Off, unless the sign-in choice selects managed identity |
| Edition | Community |
What it does
Older switch to sign in with a managed identity, still honoured; SI_AuthMethod is the setting to use.
When enabled
When on and no service principal is configured, managed identity is used. For Log Analytics ingestion it takes effect only together with a user-assigned client id.
When disabled
unless the sign-in choice selects managed identity
Risk and how to reverse it
A tuning or diagnostic setting: it mostly changes run time, cost or log detail. Leave it at the default unless support asks. Reversible at once.
Requires
Nothing else.
Recommended
Keep the default. Change it when: Never on new installs; set SI_AuthMethod instead.
Documented for SecurityInsight 3.0.79. Written by the SecurityInsight team; Invardia publishes it. · All settings · Security review pack