diff --git a/hack/ensure-azcli.sh b/hack/ensure-azcli.sh
index 57043d8d3b7..e85f1773926 100755
--- a/hack/ensure-azcli.sh
+++ b/hack/ensure-azcli.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ if [[ -z "$(command -v az)" ]]; then
     # AZURE_CLIENT_ID has been overloaded with Azure Workload ID in the preset-azure-cred-wi.
     # This is done to avoid exporting Azure Workload ID as AZURE_CLIENT_ID in the test scenarios.
     az login --service-principal -u "${AZURE_CLIENT_ID}" -t "${AZURE_TENANT_ID}" --federated-token "$(cat "${AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE}")" > /dev/null
-
-    # Use --auth-mode "login" in az storage commands to use RBAC permissions of login identity. This is a well known ENV variable the Azure cli
-    export AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE="login"
   else
     echo "AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE environment variable must be set to path location of token file"
     exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/ci-build-azure-ccm.sh b/scripts/ci-build-azure-ccm.sh
index 735cd2c9f0b..3b4887e295d 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-build-azure-ccm.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-build-azure-ccm.sh
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ main() {
         echo "Building and pushing Linux and Windows amd64 Azure ACR credential provider"
         make -C "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}" bin/azure-acr-credential-provider bin/azure-acr-credential-provider.exe
 
-        if [[ "$(az storage container exists --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$(az storage container exists --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --query exists --output tsv --auth-mode login)" == "false" ]]; then
             echo "Creating ${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME} storage container"
-            az storage container create --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" > /dev/null
+            az storage container create --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --auth-mode login > /dev/null
             # if the storage account has public access disabled at the account level this will return 404
-            az storage container set-permission --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --public-access container > /dev/null
+            AZURE_STORAGE_AUTH_MODE=login az storage container set-permission --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --public-access container > /dev/null
         fi
 
-        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/bin/azure-acr-credential-provider" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/azure-acr-credential-provider"
-        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/bin/azure-acr-credential-provider.exe" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/azure-acr-credential-provider.exe"
-        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/examples/out-of-tree/credential-provider-config.yaml" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/credential-provider-config.yaml"
-        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/examples/out-of-tree/credential-provider-config-win.yaml" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/credential-provider-config-win.yaml"
+        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/bin/azure-acr-credential-provider" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/azure-acr-credential-provider" --auth-mode login
+        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/bin/azure-acr-credential-provider.exe" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/azure-acr-credential-provider.exe" --auth-mode login
+        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/examples/out-of-tree/credential-provider-config.yaml" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/credential-provider-config.yaml" --auth-mode login
+        az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${AZURE_CLOUD_PROVIDER_ROOT}/examples/out-of-tree/credential-provider-config-win.yaml" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/credential-provider-config-win.yaml" --auth-mode login
     fi
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ can_reuse_artifacts() {
     fi
 
     for BINARY in azure-acr-credential-provider azure-acr-credential-provider.exe credential-provider-config.yaml credential-provider-config-win.yaml; do
-        if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/${BINARY}" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${IMAGE_TAG_ACR_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER}/${BINARY}" --query exists --output tsv --auth-mode login)" == "false" ]]; then
             echo "false" && return
         fi
     done
diff --git a/scripts/ci-build-kubernetes.sh b/scripts/ci-build-kubernetes.sh
index f5408a8caee..478780accc1 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-build-kubernetes.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-build-kubernetes.sh
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 main() {
-    if [[ "$(az storage container exists --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(az storage container exists --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --query exists --output tsv --auth-mode login)" == "false" ]]; then
         echo "Creating ${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME} storage container"
-        az storage container create --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" > /dev/null
-        az storage container set-permission --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --public-access container > /dev/null
+        az storage container create --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --auth-mode login > /dev/null
+        az storage container set-permission --name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --auth-mode login --public-access container > /dev/null
     fi
 
     if [[ "${KUBE_BUILD_CONFORMANCE:-}" =~ [yY] ]]; then
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ main() {
         for BINARY in "${BINARIES[@]}"; do
             BIN_PATH="${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/${BINARY}"
             echo "uploading ${BIN_PATH}"
-            az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${KUBE_ROOT}/_output/dockerized/bin/linux/amd64/${BINARY}" --name "${BIN_PATH}"
+            az storage blob upload --auth-mode login --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${KUBE_ROOT}/_output/dockerized/bin/linux/amd64/${BINARY}" --name "${BIN_PATH}"
         done
 
         if [[ "${TEST_WINDOWS:-}" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ main() {
             for BINARY in "${WINDOWS_BINARIES[@]}"; do
                 BIN_PATH="${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/windows/amd64/${BINARY}.exe"
                 echo "uploading ${BIN_PATH}"
-                az storage blob upload --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${KUBE_ROOT}/_output/dockerized/bin/windows/amd64/${BINARY}.exe" --name "${BIN_PATH}"
+                az storage blob upload --auth-mode login --overwrite --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --file "${KUBE_ROOT}/_output/dockerized/bin/windows/amd64/${BINARY}.exe" --name "${BIN_PATH}"
             done
         fi
     fi
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ can_reuse_artifacts() {
     done
 
     for BINARY in "${BINARIES[@]}"; do
-        if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/${BINARY}" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --auth-mode login --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/${BINARY}" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
             echo "false" && return
         fi
     done
 
     if [[ "${TEST_WINDOWS:-}" == "true" ]]; then
         for BINARY in "${WINDOWS_BINARIES[@]}"; do
-            if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/windows/amd64/${BINARY}.exe" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$(az storage blob exists --auth-mode login --container-name "${AZURE_BLOB_CONTAINER_NAME}" --name "${KUBE_GIT_VERSION}/bin/windows/amd64/${BINARY}.exe" --query exists --output tsv)" == "false" ]]; then
                 echo "false" && return
             fi
         done
diff --git a/scripts/kind-with-registry.sh b/scripts/kind-with-registry.sh
index 98122a2ad24..e72386a6877 100755
--- a/scripts/kind-with-registry.sh
+++ b/scripts/kind-with-registry.sh
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ function checkAZWIENVPreReqsAndCreateFiles() {
         sleep 5
       done
       echo "Configuring storage account '${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}' as static website"
-      az storage blob service-properties update --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --static-website
+      az storage blob service-properties update --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --static-website --auth-mode login
     fi
 
-    if ! az storage container show --name "${AZWI_STORAGE_CONTAINER}" --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if ! az storage container show --name "${AZWI_STORAGE_CONTAINER}" --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --auth-mode login > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       echo "Creating storage container '${AZWI_STORAGE_CONTAINER}' in '${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}'"
-      az storage container create --name "${AZWI_STORAGE_CONTAINER}" --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --output none --only-show-errors
+      az storage container create --name "${AZWI_STORAGE_CONTAINER}" --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --output none --only-show-errors --auth-mode login
     fi
 
     SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ISSUER=$(az storage account show --name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" --resource-group "${AZWI_RESOURCE_GROUP}" -o json | jq -r .primaryEndpoints.web)
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ function upload_to_blob() {
       --file "${file_path}" \
       --name "${blob_name}" \
       --account-name "${AZWI_STORAGE_ACCOUNT}" \
-      --output none --only-show-errors
+      --output none --only-show-errors \
+      --auth-mode login
 }
 
 # This function create a kind cluster for Workload identity which requires key pairs path