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Key Vault

Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets

  • Pros

  • Encrypts keys and secrets
  • HSM certified to FIPS 140-2 level 2
  • Software protected keys option
  • Automatically renew SSL certificates
  • Versioned keys and secrets
  • Integration with other Azure services

  • Cons

  • Subscription-wide throughput limits
  • Account-level access policies

Read our blog posts about Key Vault

Using Azure Key Vault for Encryption in C# - A Simple Tutorial

Using Azure Key Vault for Encryption in C# - A Simple Tutorial

Ed Freeman

Do you need to encrypt a piece of data in your application? Do you want Azure Key Vault to secure the key? Well, using C# along with a couple of libraries from the Azure SDK, it couldn't be easier to get up and running. This blog explains how to do just that.
How does Azure Key Vault help me secure my data?

How does Azure Key Vault help me secure my data?

Carmel Eve

Azure Key Vault is used to protect encryption keys and secrets. These keys and secrets can be used to access encrypted data and protected services. Individual Key Vaults can be used to preserve security information for isolating keys and secrets. The keys stored can be either hardware or software protected. Access to the keys and secrets is controlled using Azure Active Directory, RBAC and access policies.