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sample	java	azure	This sample uses certificate based service principal authentication to work with Keyvaults.	Hybrid-KeyVault-Java-Manage-Secrets-Certificate-Based-Auth

Hybrid-KeyVault-Java-Manage-Secrets-Certificate-Based-Auth

This sample shows how to do the following operations of Key Vault with Key Vault SDK

• Create a Key Vault using certificate based authentication
• Create a secret inside the Key Vault
• Get the secret
• Delete the Resource Group

Running this Sample

To run this sample:

1. Clone the repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/Hybrid-KeyVault-Java-Manage-Secrets-Certificate-Based-Auth.git

2. Create an Azure service principal and assign a role to access the subscription. For instructions on creating a service principal, see Use Azure PowerShell to create a service principal with a certificate.

3. Export the service principal certificate as a pfx file.

4. Set the following required environment variable values:

   • AZURE_TENANT_ID
   • AZURE_CLIENT_ID
   • AZURE_OBJECT_ID (To set access permissions for KeyVault. You can retrieve this value from the output during Service Principal Creation)
   • AZURE_CERT_SECRET
   • AZURE_CERT_PATH
   • AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
   • ARM_ENDPOINT
   • RESOURCE_LOCATION

5. Change directory to Hybrid sample:

   • cd Hybrid-KeyVault-Java-Manage-Secrets-Certificate-Based-Auth

6. Run the sample:

   • mvn clean compile exec:java

Use latest Key Vault SDK

The Key Vault secrets SDK here is com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-secrets, if you are using the latest version of the Key Vault SDK package, please refer to the following examples:

• IdentityReadmeSamples.java shows multiple ways to authenticate the Key Vault client via DefaultAzureCredential, device code, client secret or certificate in addition to others.

• HelloWorld.java - Examples for common Key Vault tasks:

  • Create a secret inside the Key Vault
  • Get the secret

More information

https://azure.com/java

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