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niks
niks

Reputation: 659

How to access Azure Key Vault with disabled public access from AppService?

I am trying to access key that is stored in Azure Key Vault from AppService.

  1. I have disabled Vault public access.
  2. I have enabled Managed Identity for my Azure App Service.
  3. I have granted that Managed Identity access to the Key Vault.
  4. I have checked 'Allow trusted Microsoft services to bypass this firewall' in the 'Firewalls and virtual networks' tab in Key Vault

Both AppService and Vault are located under one subscription, one region, etc.

I was hoping that these steps(especially #4) will be sufficient to get the key, but I get the exception

"ArgumentException: Keyword not supported: '@microsoft.keyvault(secreturi'."

Is there a way how to get the key from the Azure Key Vault(with disabled public access) from AppService without getting into private networks/endpoints, etc?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2547

Answers (1)

Harshitha
Harshitha

Reputation: 7367

As you have mentioned,

  • Even I have disabled the Key Vault public access. enter image description here

  • Enabled Managed Identity and also granted Managed Identity access to the Key Vault.

Initially I got the below error, when I tried to fetch the Secrets from Key Vault locally.

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AFAIK, '@microsoft.keyvault(secreturi'." ) works only in the deployed Azure App Service => Configuration.

Check the below workaround to retrieve the Secret from KeyVault by adding the KeyVault Reference in Configuration Section.

In App Service, select the User Create a Managed Identity My appsettings.json file:

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*", 
  "KeyVaultName": "harshukv18july",
  "SecretKV": "DummyValue"

}

Program.cs file:

using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Configuration.AddAzureKeyVault(
      new Uri($"https://{builder.Configuration["KeyVaultName"]}.vault.azure.net/"),
      new DefaultAzureCredential());

After deploying the App, add the new Application Setting with the same name as in appsettings.json (secret name - SecretKV).

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Here my secret name is SecretKV, so added the same Application Setting in Azure App Service.

Use the below code to fetch the secret value from Azure KeyVault in .NET Core.

.csproj file:

 <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.9.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Extensions.AspNetCore.Configuration.Secrets" Version="1.2.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.5.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

In .cshtml, add the below line to dispaly the secret.

<h2>Secret with KeyVault Reference - @myconfig["SecretKV"]</h2>

The above configuration works only when deployed in App Service by enabling Public Access or by creating the Private endpoint.

Another option can be by selecting the below.

  • You need to add the Virtual Network and Client IP for the specified users.

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To get the Secret locally refer this SOThread, when public access to the KeyVault is enabled.

Upvotes: 1

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