To avoid storing sensitive credentials in your code, use Azure Key Vault to securely manage secrets (like the Data Factory service principal credentials).
Store your secrets (Client ID, Secret, etc.) in Azure Key Vault.
In your Azure Function, use DefaultAzureCredential to retrieve secrets from Key Vault securely:
var client = new SecretClient(new Uri("https://<your_key_vault_name>.vault.azure.net/"), new DefaultAzureCredential());
KeyVaultSecret secret = await client.GetSecretAsync("AzureADClientSecret");
string clientSecret = secret.Value;
This ensures that sensitive data is not hardcoded or stored insecurely in your code or configuration files.