Azure Key Vault Cheat Sheet

Create a Key Vault

az keyvault create --name <unique-keyvault-name> \
--resource-group <group name> \
--location <region>

List Key Vaults

az keyvault list

Add a Secret

az keyvault secret set --vault-name <vault-name> \ --name <key-name> \ --value "<key-value>"

List Secrets in a Vault

az keyvault secret list --vault-name <vault name>

Show a Key from the Vault

# Show in console - OK for short keys
az keyvault secret show --vault-name <vault-name> --name <key-name>

# Save in a file - Good for large keys
az keyvault secret download --vault-name <vault-name> --name <key-name> --file <output-file-name>

Delete a Key from the Vault

# delete, but recoverable
az keyvault secret delete --vault-name <vault-name> --name <key-name>

# delete, not recoverable
az keyvault secret purge --vault-name <vault-name> --name <key-name>