DOC-4815 added candidate AMR connection page

Author: andy-stark-redis

content/develop/clients/redis-py/amr.md

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+---
+categories:
+- docs
+- develop
+- stack
+- oss
+- rs
+- rc
+- oss
+- kubernetes
+- clients
+description: Learn how to authenticate to an Azure Managed Redis (AMR) database
+linkTitle: Connect to AMR
+title: Connect to Azure Managed Redis
+weight: 5
+---
+
+The `redis-entra-id` package lets you authenticate your app to
+[Azure Managed Redis (AMR)](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/managed-redis)
+using [Microsoft Entra ID](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/).
+You can authenticate using a system-assigned or user-assigned
+[managed identity](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview)
+or a [service principal](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/app-objects-and-service-principals),
+letting `redis-entra-id` fetch and renew the authentication tokens for you automatically.
+
+## Install
+
+Install [`redis-py`]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py#install" >}}) first,
+if you have not already done so. Then, install `redis-entra-id` with the
+following command:
+
+```bash
+pip install redis-entra-id
+```
+
+## Create a `CredentialProvider` instance
+
+A `CredentialProvider` object obtains the authentication credentials you
+need when you connect to Redis. See the sections below to learn how
+to create the `CredentialProvider` instances for AMR
+using the factory functions that `redis-entra-id` provides.
+
+
+### `CredentialProvider` for a service principal
+
+Use the `create_from_service_principal()` factory function to create a
+`CredentialProvider` that authenticates to AMR using a
+service principal (see the
+[Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/app-objects-and-service-principals) to learn more about service principals).
+
+You will need the following details of your service principal to make the connection:
+
+- Client ID
+- Client secret
+- Tenant ID
+
+The example below shows how to import the required modules and call
+`create_from_service_principal()`:
+
+```python
+from redis import Redis
+from redis_entraid.cred_provider import *
+
+credential_provider = create_from_service_principal(
+    <CLIENT_ID>,
+    <CLIENT_SECRET>,
+    <TENANT_ID>
+)
+```
+
+This uses a default configuration but you can also provide a custom
+configuration using the `token_manager_config` parameter:
+
+```python
+credential_provider = create_from_service_principal(
+    <CLIENT_ID>, 
+    <CLIENT_SECRET>, 
+    <TENANT_ID>,
+    token_manager_config=TokenManagerConfig(
+        expiration_refresh_ratio=0.9,
+        lower_refresh_bound_millis=DEFAULT_LOWER_REFRESH_BOUND_MILLIS,
+        token_request_execution_timeout_in_ms=DEFAULT_TOKEN_REQUEST_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_IN_MS,
+        retry_policy=RetryPolicy(
+            max_attempts=5,
+            delay_in_ms=50
+        )
+    )
+)
+```
+
+### `CredentialProvider` for a managed identity
+
+Use the `create_from_managed_identity()` factory function to create a
+`CredentialProvider` that authenticates to AMR using a
+managed identity (see the
+[Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview) to learn more about managed identities).
+
+The example below shows how to import the required modules and call
+`create_from_managed_identity()`.
+Pass `ManagedIdentityType.USER_ASSIGNED` or `ManagedIdentityType.SYSTEM_ASSIGNED`
+as the `identity_type` parameter.
+
+```python
+from redis import Redis
+from redis_entraid.cred_provider import *
+
+credential_provider = create_from_managed_identity(
+    identity_type=ManagedIdentityType.USER_ASSIGNED,
+    ...
+)
+```
+
+This uses a default configuration but you can also provide a custom
+configuration using the `token_manager_config` parameter:
+
+```python
+credential_provider = create_from_managed_identity(
+    identity_type=ManagedIdentityType.USER_ASSIGNED, 
+    ...
+
+    token_manager_config=TokenManagerConfig(
+        expiration_refresh_ratio=0.9,
+        lower_refresh_bound_millis=DEFAULT_LOWER_REFRESH_BOUND_MILLIS,
+        token_request_execution_timeout_in_ms=DEFAULT_TOKEN_REQUEST_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_IN_MS,
+        retry_policy=RetryPolicy(
+            max_attempts=5,
+            delay_in_ms=50
+        )
+    )
+)
+```
+
+## Connect
+
+When you have created your `CredentialProvider` instance, you are ready to
+connect to AMR.
+The example below shows how to pass the instance as a parameter to the standard
+`Redis()` connection method.
+{{< note >}} Azure requires you to use
+[Transport Layer Security (TLS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security)
+when you connect (see
+[Connect with TLS]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/connect#connect-to-your-production-redis-with-tls" >}}) for more information).
+{{< /note >}}
+
+```python
+r = Redis(
+    host=<HOST>, port=<PORT>,
+    credential_provider=credential_provider,
+    ssl=True,
+    ssl_certfile="./redis_user.crt",
+    ssl_keyfile="./redis_user_private.key",
+    ssl_ca_certs="./redis_ca.pem"
+)
+
+// Test the connection.
+print("The database size is: {}".format(client.dbsize()))
+```