diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/_authentication/_default.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/_authentication/_default.py
index 014754be6..32111de83 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/_authentication/_default.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/_authentication/_default.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 # ------------------------------------
+import sys
 import logging
 import re
 from typing import Optional
@@ -16,10 +17,13 @@
     InteractiveBrowserCredential,
     DeviceCodeCredential,
     _internal as AzureIdentityInternals,
+    TokenCachePersistenceOptions,
+    SharedTokenCacheCredential,
+    _persistent_cache as AzureIdentityPersistentCache
 )
+from azure.quantum._constants import ConnectionConstants
 from ._chained import _ChainedTokenCredential
 from ._token import _TokenFileCredential
-from azure.quantum._constants import ConnectionConstants
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 WWW_AUTHENTICATE_REGEX = re.compile(
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ def __init__(
         client_id: Optional[str] = None,
         tenant_id: Optional[str] = None,
         authority: Optional[str] = None,
-    ):
+    ) -> None:
         if arm_endpoint is None:
             raise ValueError("arm_endpoint is mandatory parameter")
         if subscription_id is None:
@@ -84,22 +88,90 @@ def _authority_or_default(self, authority: str, arm_endpoint: str):
             return ConnectionConstants.DOGFOOD_AUTHORITY
         return ConnectionConstants.AUTHORITY
 
-    def _initialize_credentials(self):
+    def _get_cache_options(self) -> Optional[TokenCachePersistenceOptions]:
+        """
+        Returns a valid TokenCachePersistenceOptions
+        if the AzureIdentity Persistent Cache is accessible.
+        Returns None otherwise.
+        """
+        cache_options = TokenCachePersistenceOptions(
+            allow_unencrypted_storage=False,
+            name="AzureQuantumSDK"
+        )
+        try:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            cache = AzureIdentityPersistentCache._load_persistent_cache(cache_options)
+            try:
+                # Try to get the location of the cache for
+                # tracing purpose.
+                _LOGGER.info(
+                    "Using Azure.Identity Token Cache at %s.",
+                    cache._persistence.get_location()
+                )
+            except: # pylint: disable=bare-except
+                _LOGGER.info("Using Azure.Identity Token Cache.")
+            return cache_options
+        except Exception as ex: # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            # Check if the cache issue on linux is due
+            # libsecret not functioning to provider better
+            # information to the user.
+            if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+                try:
+                    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+                    from msal_extensions.libsecret import trial_run
+                    trial_run()
+                except Exception as libsecret_ex: # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                    _LOGGER.warning(
+                        "libsecret dependencies are not installed or are unusable.\n"
+                        "Please install the necessary dependencies as instructed in "
+                        "https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-python/wiki/Encryption-on-Linux" # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+                        "Exception:\n%s",
+                        libsecret_ex,
+                        exc_info=_LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG),
+                    )
+
+            _LOGGER.warning(
+                'Error trying to access Azure.Identity Token Cache. '
+                "Raised unexpected exception:\n%s",
+                ex,
+                exc_info=_LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG),
+            )
+            return None
+
+    def _initialize_credentials(self) -> None:
         self._discover_tenant_id_(
             arm_endpoint=self.arm_endpoint,
             subscription_id=self.subscription_id)
+        cache_options = self._get_cache_options()
         credentials = []
         credentials.append(_TokenFileCredential())
         credentials.append(EnvironmentCredential())
         if self.client_id:
             credentials.append(ManagedIdentityCredential(client_id=self.client_id))
         if self.authority and self.tenant_id:
-            credentials.append(VisualStudioCodeCredential(authority=self.authority, tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
+            credentials.append(VisualStudioCodeCredential(
+                authority=self.authority,
+                tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
             credentials.append(AzureCliCredential(tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
             credentials.append(AzurePowerShellCredential(tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
-            credentials.append(InteractiveBrowserCredential(authority=self.authority, tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
+            # The SharedTokenCacheCredential is used when the token cache
+            # is available to attempt loading a token stored in the cache
+            # by the InteractiveBrowserCredential.
+            if cache_options:
+                credentials.append(SharedTokenCacheCredential(
+                    authority=self.authority,
+                    tenant_id=self.tenant_id,
+                    cache_persistence_options=cache_options))
+            credentials.append(
+                InteractiveBrowserCredential(
+                    authority=self.authority,
+                    tenant_id=self.tenant_id,
+                    cache_persistence_options=cache_options))
             if self.client_id:
-                credentials.append(DeviceCodeCredential(authority=self.authority, client_id=self.client_id, tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
+                credentials.append(DeviceCodeCredential(
+                    authority=self.authority,
+                    client_id=self.client_id,
+                    tenant_id=self.tenant_id))
         self.credentials = credentials
 
     def get_token(self, *scopes: str, **kwargs) -> AccessToken:
@@ -145,8 +217,7 @@ def _discover_tenant_id_(self, arm_endpoint:str, subscription_id:str):
                 match = re.search(WWW_AUTHENTICATE_REGEX, www_authenticate)
                 if match:
                     self.tenant_id = match.group("tenant_id")
-        # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
-        except Exception as ex:
+        except Exception as ex: # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
             _LOGGER.error(ex)
 
         # apply default values