Creating an Azure Key Vault is a crucial step for managing sensitive data, such as secrets, keys, and certificates, in a secure and scalable way. Azure Key Vault helps protect cryptographic keys and secrets used by cloud applications and services. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to create an Azure Key Vault:
Go to the Azure Portal and sign in with your Azure account, or click here to create a free account if you don’t have one. Ensure you have an Azure subscription and the necessary permissions to create resources. Click on the Key Vaults icon or type Key Vault into the search box and select Key Vault from the list.
Click the Create Key Vault button to create an Azure Key Vault.
- Choose the Azure subscription for which you want to create the Key Vault. Select your existing Resource Group if you have one, or create a new one.
- Enter a unique name for your Key Vault. The name must be globally unique. For this example, I will name the key vault VulnMgmtKVt, as shown in the screenshot below.
Select the Azure region where you want to store your Key Vault. Choose a region close to your applications for better performance.
- Click on Access Configuration and configure who can access and manage the Key Vault. You can add access policies to allow specific users, groups, or applications to manage secrets, keys, or certificates. I am leaving everything else as default for this example. Click on the Review + Create button.
Click on the Create button.
Azure Key Vault was successfully created, as shown in the screenshot below.
How to Create Azure Key Vault Using Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI)
Open your Cloud Shell at the top right, as shown in the screenshot below, and choose Powershell.
Run the following command:
New-AzKeyVault -Name "<your-unique-keyvault-name>" -ResourceGroupName "myResourceGroup" -Location "Region"Replace “<your-unique-keyvault-name>”, “myResourceGroup”, and “Region” as shown in this example: New-AzKeyVault -Name VulnMgmtKVt1 -ResourceGroupName VulnMgmtRG1 -Location EastUS
The KeyVault was successfully created, as shown in the screenshot
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