diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_base.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_base.py
index bf37df00fdbe..45941d80a88e 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_base.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_base.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, tenant_id, client_id, certificate_path, **kwargs):  # pylint:
 
         private_key = serialization.load_pem_private_key(pem_bytes, password=password, backend=default_backend())
         cert = x509.load_pem_x509_certificate(pem_bytes, default_backend())
-        fingerprint = cert.fingerprint(hashes.SHA1())
+        fingerprint = cert.fingerprint(hashes.SHA1())   #nosec
 
         self._client = self._get_auth_client(tenant_id, **kwargs)
         self._client_id = client_id