diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
index 1de29521c222..d3a88265d246 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
   future version.
   ([#10816](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues/10816))
 
+### Breaking changes
+- Removed `authentication_record` keyword argument from the async
+  `SharedTokenCacheCredential`, i.e. `azure.identity.aio.SharedTokenCacheCredential`
+
 ## 1.4.0 (2020-08-10)
 ### Added
 - `DefaultAzureCredential` uses the value of environment variable
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/shared_cache.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/shared_cache.py
index 741dcc30bf03..8ad6aaceb4b9 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/shared_cache.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/shared_cache.py
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 # ------------------------------------
+import time
+
+from msal.application import PublicClientApplication
+
+from azure.core.credentials import AccessToken
+from azure.core.exceptions import ClientAuthenticationError
+
 from .. import CredentialUnavailableError
 from .._constants import AZURE_CLI_CLIENT_ID
 from .._internal import AadClient
-from .._internal.decorators import log_get_token
+from .._internal.decorators import log_get_token, wrap_exceptions
+from .._internal.msal_client import MsalClient
 from .._internal.shared_token_cache import NO_TOKEN, SharedTokenCacheBase
 
 try:
@@ -15,7 +23,8 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     # pylint:disable=unused-import,ungrouped-imports
-    from typing import Any
+    from typing import Any, Optional
+    from .. import AuthenticationRecord
     from .._internal import AadClientBase
 
 
@@ -37,6 +46,20 @@ class SharedTokenCacheCredential(SharedTokenCacheBase):
         is unavailable. Defaults to False.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, username=None, **kwargs):
+        # type: (Optional[str], **Any) -> None
+
+        self._auth_record = kwargs.pop("authentication_record", None)  # type: Optional[AuthenticationRecord]
+        if self._auth_record:
+            # authenticate in the tenant that produced the record unless "tenant_id" specifies another
+            self._tenant_id = kwargs.pop("tenant_id", None) or self._auth_record.tenant_id
+            self._cache = kwargs.pop("_cache", None)
+            self._app = None
+            self._client_kwargs = kwargs
+            self._initialized = False
+        else:
+            super(SharedTokenCacheCredential, self).__init__(username=username, **kwargs)
+
     @log_get_token("SharedTokenCacheCredential")
     def get_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
         # type (*str, **Any) -> AccessToken
@@ -51,8 +74,7 @@ def get_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
         :raises ~azure.identity.CredentialUnavailableError: the cache is unavailable or contains insufficient user
             information
         :raises ~azure.core.exceptions.ClientAuthenticationError: authentication failed. The error's ``message``
-          attribute gives a reason. Any error response from Azure Active Directory is available as the error's
-          ``response`` attribute.
+          attribute gives a reason.
         """
         if not scopes:
             raise ValueError("'get_token' requires at least one scope")
@@ -60,9 +82,12 @@ def get_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
         if not self._initialized:
             self._initialize()
 
-        if not self._client:
+        if not self._cache:
             raise CredentialUnavailableError(message="Shared token cache unavailable")
 
+        if self._auth_record:
+            return self._acquire_token_silent(*scopes)
+
         account = self._get_account(self._username, self._tenant_id)
 
         token = self._get_cached_access_token(scopes, account)
@@ -79,3 +104,54 @@ def get_token(self, *scopes, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
     def _get_auth_client(self, **kwargs):
         # type: (**Any) -> AadClientBase
         return AadClient(client_id=AZURE_CLI_CLIENT_ID, **kwargs)
+
+    def _initialize(self):
+        if self._initialized:
+            return
+
+        if not self._auth_record:
+            super(SharedTokenCacheCredential, self)._initialize()
+            return
+
+        self._load_cache()
+        if self._cache:
+            self._app = PublicClientApplication(
+                client_id=self._auth_record.client_id,
+                authority="https://{}/{}".format(self._auth_record.authority, self._tenant_id),
+                token_cache=self._cache,
+                http_client=MsalClient(**self._client_kwargs),
+            )
+
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    @wrap_exceptions
+    def _acquire_token_silent(self, *scopes, **kwargs):
+        # type: (*str, **Any) -> AccessToken
+        """Silently acquire a token from MSAL. Requires an AuthenticationRecord."""
+
+        result = None
+
+        accounts_for_user = self._app.get_accounts(username=self._auth_record.username)
+        if not accounts_for_user:
+            raise CredentialUnavailableError("The cache contains no account matching the given AuthenticationRecord.")
+
+        for account in accounts_for_user:
+            if account.get("home_account_id") != self._auth_record.home_account_id:
+                continue
+
+            now = int(time.time())
+            result = self._app.acquire_token_silent_with_error(list(scopes), account=account, **kwargs)
+            if result and "access_token" in result and "expires_in" in result:
+                return AccessToken(result["access_token"], now + int(result["expires_in"]))
+
+        # if we get this far, the cache contained a matching account but MSAL failed to authenticate it silently
+        if result:
+            # cache contains a matching refresh token but STS returned an error response when MSAL tried to use it
+            message = "Token acquisition failed"
+            details = result.get("error_description") or result.get("error")
+            if details:
+                message += ": {}".format(details)
+            raise ClientAuthenticationError(message=message)
+
+        # cache doesn't contain a matching refresh (or access) token
+        raise CredentialUnavailableError(message=NO_TOKEN.format(self._auth_record.username))
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/shared_token_cache.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/shared_token_cache.py
index d28a7602fd5e..11d42936cd57 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/shared_token_cache.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_internal/shared_token_cache.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     # pylint:disable=unused-import,ungrouped-imports
     from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional
     from .._internal import AadClientBase
-    from azure.identity import AuthenticationRecord
 
     CacheItem = Mapping[str, str]
 
@@ -89,34 +88,29 @@ def _filtered_accounts(accounts, username=None, tenant_id=None):
 class SharedTokenCacheBase(ABC):
     def __init__(self, username=None, **kwargs):  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
         # type: (Optional[str], **Any) -> None
-
-        self._auth_record = kwargs.pop("authentication_record", None)  # type: Optional[AuthenticationRecord]
-        if self._auth_record:
-            # authenticate in the tenant that produced the record unless 'tenant_id' specifies another
-            authenticating_tenant = kwargs.pop("tenant_id", None) or self._auth_record.tenant_id
-            self._tenant_id = self._auth_record.tenant_id
-            self._authority = self._auth_record.authority
-            self._username = self._auth_record.username
-            self._environment_aliases = frozenset((self._authority,))
-        else:
-            authenticating_tenant = "organizations"
-            authority = kwargs.pop("authority", None)
-            self._authority = normalize_authority(authority) if authority else get_default_authority()
-            environment = urlparse(self._authority).netloc
-            self._environment_aliases = KNOWN_ALIASES.get(environment) or frozenset((environment,))
-            self._username = username
-            self._tenant_id = kwargs.pop("tenant_id", None)
-
+        authority = kwargs.pop("authority", None)
+        self._authority = normalize_authority(authority) if authority else get_default_authority()
+        environment = urlparse(self._authority).netloc
+        self._environment_aliases = KNOWN_ALIASES.get(environment) or frozenset((environment,))
+        self._username = username
+        self._tenant_id = kwargs.pop("tenant_id", None)
         self._cache = kwargs.pop("_cache", None)
         self._client = None  # type: Optional[AadClientBase]
         self._client_kwargs = kwargs
-        self._client_kwargs["tenant_id"] = authenticating_tenant
+        self._client_kwargs["tenant_id"] = "organizations"
         self._initialized = False
 
     def _initialize(self):
         if self._initialized:
             return
 
+        self._load_cache()
+        if self._cache:
+            self._client = self._get_auth_client(authority=self._authority, cache=self._cache, **self._client_kwargs)
+
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    def _load_cache(self):
         if not self._cache and self.supported():
             allow_unencrypted = self._client_kwargs.get("allow_unencrypted_cache", False)
             try:
@@ -124,11 +118,6 @@ def _initialize(self):
             except Exception:  # pylint:disable=broad-except
                 pass
 
-        if self._cache:
-            self._client = self._get_auth_client(authority=self._authority, cache=self._cache, **self._client_kwargs)
-
-        self._initialized = True
-
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def _get_auth_client(self, **kwargs):
         # type: (**Any) -> AadClientBase
@@ -176,14 +165,6 @@ def _get_account(self, username=None, tenant_id=None):
             # cache is empty or contains no refresh token -> user needs to sign in
             raise CredentialUnavailableError(message=NO_ACCOUNTS)
 
-        if self._auth_record:
-            for account in accounts:
-                if account.get("home_account_id") == self._auth_record.home_account_id:
-                    return account
-            raise CredentialUnavailableError(
-                message="The cache contains no account matching the given AuthenticationRecord."
-            )
-
         filtered_accounts = _filtered_accounts(accounts, username, tenant_id)
         if len(filtered_accounts) == 1:
             return filtered_accounts[0]
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/shared_cache.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/shared_cache.py
index 08d898b15ae5..10ea133f80ce 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/shared_cache.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/shared_cache.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class SharedTokenCacheCredential(SharedTokenCacheBase, AsyncContextManager):
         defines authorities for other clouds.
     :keyword str tenant_id: an Azure Active Directory tenant ID. Used to select an account when the cache contains
         tokens for multiple identities.
-    :keyword AuthenticationRecord authentication_record: an authentication record returned by a user credential such as
-        :class:`DeviceCodeCredential` or :class:`InteractiveBrowserCredential`
     :keyword bool allow_unencrypted_cache: if True, the credential will fall back to a plaintext cache when encryption
         is unavailable. Defaults to False.
     """
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/helpers.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/helpers.py
index 1bac8aaceedd..e3d6348de4d5 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/helpers.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def validate_request(request, **_):
         try:
             expected_request, response = next(sessions)
         except StopIteration:
-            assert False, "unexpected request: {}".format(request)
+            assert False, "unexpected request: {} {}".format(request.method, request.url)
         expected_request.assert_matches(request)
         return response
 
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential.py
index 5d756ecface1..631324bea768 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential.py
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 except ImportError:  # python < 3.3
     from mock import Mock, patch  # type: ignore
 
-from helpers import build_aad_response, build_id_token, mock_response, Request, validating_transport
+from helpers import (
+    build_aad_response,
+    build_id_token,
+    get_discovery_response,
+    mock_response,
+    msal_validating_transport,
+    Request,
+    validating_transport,
+)
 
 
 def test_supported():
@@ -513,8 +521,13 @@ def test_authority_environment_variable():
 
 def test_authentication_record_empty_cache():
     record = AuthenticationRecord("tenant_id", "client_id", "authority", "home_account_id", "username")
-    transport = Mock(side_effect=Exception("the credential shouldn't send a request"))
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=TokenCache())
+
+    def send(request, **_):
+        # expecting only MSAL discovery requests
+        assert request.method == 'GET'
+        return get_discovery_response()
+
+    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=Mock(send=send), _cache=TokenCache())
 
     with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
         credential.get_token("scope")
@@ -529,13 +542,17 @@ def test_authentication_record_no_match():
     username = "me"
     record = AuthenticationRecord(tenant_id, client_id, authority, home_account_id, username)
 
-    transport = Mock(side_effect=Exception("the credential shouldn't send a request"))
+    def send(request, **_):
+        # expecting only MSAL discovery requests
+        assert request.method == 'GET'
+        return get_discovery_response()
+
     cache = populated_cache(
         get_account_event(
             "not-" + username, "not-" + object_id, "different-" + tenant_id, client_id="not-" + client_id,
         ),
     )
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=cache)
+    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=Mock(send=send), _cache=cache)
 
     with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
         credential.get_token("scope")
@@ -557,7 +574,8 @@ def test_authentication_record():
     )
     cache = populated_cache(account)
 
-    transport = validating_transport(
+    transport = msal_validating_transport(
+        endpoint="https://{}/{}".format(authority, tenant_id),
         requests=[Request(authority=authority, required_data={"refresh_token": expected_refresh_token})],
         responses=[mock_response(json_payload=build_aad_response(access_token=expected_access_token))],
     )
@@ -593,7 +611,8 @@ def test_auth_record_multiple_accounts_for_username():
         ),
     )
 
-    transport = validating_transport(
+    transport = msal_validating_transport(
+        endpoint="https://{}/{}".format(authority, tenant_id),
         requests=[Request(authority=authority, required_data={"refresh_token": expected_refresh_token})],
         responses=[mock_response(json_payload=build_aad_response(access_token=expected_access_token))],
     )
@@ -741,19 +760,22 @@ def test_authentication_record_authenticating_tenant():
     """when given a record and 'tenant_id', the credential should authenticate in the latter"""
 
     expected_tenant_id = "tenant-id"
-    record = AuthenticationRecord("not- " + expected_tenant_id, "...", "...", "...", "...")
+    record = AuthenticationRecord("not- " + expected_tenant_id, "...", "localhost", "...", "...")
 
-    with patch.object(SharedTokenCacheCredential, "_get_auth_client") as get_auth_client:
-        credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(
-            authentication_record=record, _cache=TokenCache(), tenant_id=expected_tenant_id
-        )
-        with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
-            # this raises because the cache is empty
-            credential.get_token("scope")
+    def mock_send(request, **_):
+        if not request.body:
+            return get_discovery_response()
+        assert request.url.startswith("https://localhost/" + expected_tenant_id)
+        return mock_response(json_payload=build_aad_response(access_token="*"))
+
+    transport = Mock(send=Mock(wraps=mock_send))
+    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(
+        authentication_record=record, _cache=TokenCache(), tenant_id=expected_tenant_id, transport=transport
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
+        credential.get_token("scope")  # this raises because the cache is empty
 
-    assert get_auth_client.call_count == 1
-    _, kwargs = get_auth_client.call_args
-    assert kwargs["tenant_id"] == expected_tenant_id
+    assert transport.send.called
 
 
 def get_account_event(
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential_async.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential_async.py
index 389ba606d482..7613200e97ee 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential_async.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_shared_cache_credential_async.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from azure.core.exceptions import ClientAuthenticationError
 from azure.core.pipeline.policies import SansIOHTTPPolicy
-from azure.identity import AuthenticationRecord, CredentialUnavailableError
+from azure.identity import CredentialUnavailableError
 from azure.identity.aio import SharedTokenCacheCredential
 from azure.identity._constants import EnvironmentVariables
 from azure.identity._internal.shared_token_cache import (
@@ -589,122 +589,6 @@ async def test_authority_environment_variable():
     assert token.token == expected_access_token
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_authentication_record_empty_cache():
-    record = AuthenticationRecord("tenant_id", "client_id", "authority", "home_account_id", "username")
-    transport = Mock(side_effect=Exception("the credential shouldn't send a request"))
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=TokenCache())
-
-    with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
-        await credential.get_token("scope")
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_authentication_record_no_match():
-    tenant_id = "tenant-id"
-    client_id = "client-id"
-    authority = "localhost"
-    object_id = "object-id"
-    home_account_id = object_id + "." + tenant_id
-    username = "me"
-    record = AuthenticationRecord(tenant_id, client_id, authority, home_account_id, username)
-
-    transport = Mock(side_effect=Exception("the credential shouldn't send a request"))
-    cache = populated_cache(
-        get_account_event(
-            "not-" + username, "not-" + object_id, "different-" + tenant_id, client_id="not-" + client_id,
-        ),
-    )
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=cache)
-
-    with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
-        await credential.get_token("scope")
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_authentication_record():
-    tenant_id = "tenant-id"
-    client_id = "client-id"
-    authority = "localhost"
-    object_id = "object-id"
-    home_account_id = object_id + "." + tenant_id
-    username = "me"
-    record = AuthenticationRecord(tenant_id, client_id, authority, home_account_id, username)
-
-    expected_access_token = "****"
-    expected_refresh_token = "**"
-    account = get_account_event(
-        username, object_id, tenant_id, authority=authority, client_id=client_id, refresh_token=expected_refresh_token
-    )
-    cache = populated_cache(account)
-
-    transport = async_validating_transport(
-        requests=[Request(authority=authority, required_data={"refresh_token": expected_refresh_token})],
-        responses=[mock_response(json_payload=build_aad_response(access_token=expected_access_token))],
-    )
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=cache)
-
-    token = await credential.get_token("scope")
-    assert token.token == expected_access_token
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_auth_record_multiple_accounts_for_username():
-    tenant_id = "tenant-id"
-    client_id = "client-id"
-    authority = "localhost"
-    object_id = "object-id"
-    home_account_id = object_id + "." + tenant_id
-    username = "me"
-    record = AuthenticationRecord(tenant_id, client_id, authority, home_account_id, username)
-
-    expected_access_token = "****"
-    expected_refresh_token = "**"
-    expected_account = get_account_event(
-        username, object_id, tenant_id, authority=authority, client_id=client_id, refresh_token=expected_refresh_token
-    )
-    cache = populated_cache(
-        expected_account,
-        get_account_event(  # this account matches all but the record's tenant
-            username,
-            object_id,
-            "different-" + tenant_id,
-            authority=authority,
-            client_id=client_id,
-            refresh_token="not-" + expected_refresh_token,
-        ),
-    )
-
-    transport = async_validating_transport(
-        requests=[Request(authority=authority, required_data={"refresh_token": expected_refresh_token})],
-        responses=[mock_response(json_payload=build_aad_response(access_token=expected_access_token))],
-    )
-    credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(authentication_record=record, transport=transport, _cache=cache)
-
-    token = await credential.get_token("scope")
-    assert token.token == expected_access_token
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_authentication_record_authenticating_tenant():
-    """when given a record and 'tenant_id', the credential should authenticate in the latter"""
-
-    expected_tenant_id = "tenant-id"
-    record = AuthenticationRecord("not- " + expected_tenant_id, "...", "...", "...", "...")
-
-    with patch.object(SharedTokenCacheCredential, "_get_auth_client") as get_auth_client:
-        credential = SharedTokenCacheCredential(
-            authentication_record=record, _cache=TokenCache(), tenant_id=expected_tenant_id
-        )
-        with pytest.raises(CredentialUnavailableError):
-            # this raises because the cache is empty
-            await credential.get_token("scope")
-
-    assert get_auth_client.call_count == 1
-    _, kwargs = get_auth_client.call_args
-    assert kwargs["tenant_id"] == expected_tenant_id
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_allow_unencrypted_cache():
     """The credential should use an unencrypted cache when encryption is unavailable and the user explicitly allows it.