How to Use Azure Key Vault for Secrets and Encryption Management - NareshIT

Azure Key Vault is a cloud service that provides a secure, centralized location for storing and managing sensitive information like cryptographic keys, secrets, and digital certificates. It helps developers and security professionals manage this data without exposing it in their applications' code. What is Azure Key Vault? Azure Key Vault acts as a secure repository for your applications' critical information. Instead of hard-coding credentials like passwords, API keys, or connection strings directly into your source code, you store them in Key Vault. Your applications then authenticate with Key Vault and retrieve the information at runtime. This approach significantly reduces the risk of sensitive data being accidentally exposed in code repositories, configuration files, or other insecure locations. The service has two main tiers: Standard : Encrypts your data with a software key. Premium : Offers an added layer of security by using hardware security modules (HSMs) t...