PSRule for Azure - Azure.KeyVault.Name (2024)

Operational Excellence · Key Vault · Rule · 2021_03 · Awareness

Key Vault names should meet naming requirements.

Description#

When naming Azure resources, resource names must meet service requirements.The requirements for Key Vault names are:

  • Between 3 and 24 characters long.
  • Alphanumerics and hyphens (dash).
  • Start with a letter.
  • End with a letter or digit.
  • Can not contain consecutive hyphens.
  • Key Vault names must be globally unique.

Recommendation#

Consider using names that meet Key Vault naming requirements.Additionally consider naming resources with a standard naming convention.

Notes#

This rule does not check if Key Vault names are unique.

Links#

PSRule for Azure - Azure.KeyVault.Name (2024)

FAQs

What is the format of Azure key vault name? ›

An object-name is a user provided name for and must be unique within a key vault. The name must be a 1-127 character string, starting with a letter and containing only 0-9, a-z, A-Z, and -.

How do I find my secret name in Azure key vault? ›

If you select on the current version, you can see the value you specified in the previous step. By clicking "Show Secret Value" button in the right pane, you can see the hidden value. You can also use Azure CLI, or Azure PowerShell to retrieve previously created secret.

How do I find my Azure key vault DNS name? ›

  1. Click the "Dashboard" button on the left panel to see the key vault created earlier.
  2. Select the appropriate Key vault to open it. The "Overview" tab shows essential parameters of the key vault storage, including a "DNS name".

Is Azure key vault name globally unique? ›

Key vault names are globally unique. You can't reuse a vault name. You need to reconfigure your access policies and network configuration settings in the new key vault.

What is the naming convention for key vault? ›

The requirements for Key Vault names are: Between 3 and 24 characters long. Alphanumerics and hyphens (dash). Start with a letter.

What is the maximum length of Azure key vault secret name? ›

Key Vault also supports a contentType field for secrets. Clients may specify the content type of a secret to help interpreting the secret data when it's retrieved. The maximum length of this field is 255 characters.

How to configure key vault in Azure? ›

Create a vault
  1. From the Azure portal menu, or from the Home page, select Create a resource.
  2. In the Search box, enter Key Vault.
  3. From the results list, choose Key Vault.
  4. On the Key Vault section, choose Create.
  5. On the Create key vault section provide the following information: ...
  6. Select Create.
Jan 30, 2024

How to access Azure key Vault from code? ›

Deploy the app to Azure
  1. Configure the local Git deployment.
  2. Create a resource group.
  3. Create an App Service plan.
  4. Create a web app.
  5. Deploy your local app.
  6. Create and assign a managed identity.
  7. Modify the app to access your key vault.
Feb 20, 2024

What is the difference between key and secret in Keyvault? ›

A secret is anything that you want to tightly control access to, such as API keys, passwords, or certificates. A key is a cryptographic key represented as a JSON Web Key [JWK] object. Key Vault supports RSA and Elliptic Curve Keys only. 2 people found this answer helpful.

How to access keyvault through private endpoint? ›

You should validate that the resources within the same subnet of the private endpoint resource are connecting to your key vault over a private IP address, and that they have the correct private DNS zone integration. In the "Networking" tab: Specify Virtual network and Subnet.

How do I access Azure key vault through private endpoint? ›

In the Azure portal, go to your key vault resource page. Select Networking from the menu. Select Private endpoint connections. Select the private endpoint that Azure Web PubSub Service created.

How do I reference Azure key vault? ›

Add a Key Vault reference to App Configuration
  1. Sign in to the Azure portal. Select All resources, and then select the App Configuration store instance that you created in the quickstart.
  2. Select Configuration Explorer.
  3. Select + Create > Key vault reference, and then specify the following values:
Mar 10, 2024

What is key vault ID in Azure? ›

Azure Key Vault is one of several key management solutions in Azure, and helps solve the following problems: Secrets Management - Azure Key Vault can be used to Securely store and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys, and other secrets.

What type of key is Azure key vault? ›

Key types and protection methods

Key Vault supports RSA and EC keys. Managed HSM supports RSA, EC, and symmetric keys.

How to store username and password in Azure key Vault? ›

To store domain credentials in a key vault
  1. Go to the key vault resource created in step 4.
  2. On the left pane, under Objects, select Secrets. Note. You must create two secrets to store the domain account credentials: ...
  3. Select Generate/Import.
  4. On the Create a secret page, do the following: Upload options: Select Manual.
Nov 14, 2023

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