Login consistently takes 30s-60s to complete

Is this a function of the VMs that github provisions, this action, or the az cli itself?

az login 27s (UP TO 60 seconds)
Login successful.
Run azure/login@v1
C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /D /S /C ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\wbin\az.cmd" --version"
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Extensions directory 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\AzureCliExtensionDirectory'

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[JAlvarezMSI]

@aksm-ms Is there any update or timeline on this, having the potential of time wasted on logging in has caused us to not even want to use this action

[justinyoo]

As a workaround, I use the following combination of actions, which is much quicker (around 30-40 secs).

    - name: Install Azure PowerShell
      shell: pwsh
      run: |
        Install-Module -Name Az -RequiredVersion ((Find-Module -Name Az)[0].Version) -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser -Force

    - name: Do something
      shell: pwsh
      env:
        AZURE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
      run: |
        # LOGIN TO AZURE
        $clientId = ($env:AZURE_CREDENTIALS | ConvertFrom-Json).clientId
        $clientSecret = ($env:AZURE_CREDENTIALS | ConvertFrom-Json).clientSecret | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
        $tenantId = ($env:AZURE_CREDENTIALS | ConvertFrom-Json).tenantId
        $credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($clientId, $clientSecret)
        $connected = Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Credential $credentials -Tenant $tenantId

        # DO SOMETHING HERE