====== Azure Key Vault ======
**Cloud:** Microsoft Azure \\
**HSM Level:** FIPS 140-2 Level 2 (Standard) / Level 3 (Managed HSM) \\
**PQ Support:** Not yet available (as of 2024)
Integration of Azure Key Vault for certificate and key management.
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===== Architecture =====
flowchart TB
subgraph AZURE["AZURE"]
subgraph KV["Key Vault"]
K[Keys]
S[Secrets]
C[Certificates]
end
subgraph HSM["Managed HSM"]
H[HSM Keys]
end
subgraph APPS["Applications"]
A1[App Service]
A2[AKS]
A3[Functions]
end
end
subgraph ONPREM["ON-PREM"]
CA[Internal CA]
end
CA -->|Import| C
K --> A1 & A2 & A3
C --> A1 & A2 & A3
H -->|Premium| K
style KV fill:#e3f2fd
style HSM fill:#e8f5e9
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===== Setup =====
==== Create Key Vault ====
# Azure CLI
az login
# Resource Group
az group create --name rg-pki --location germanywestcentral
# Key Vault (Standard)
az keyvault create \
--name kv-pki-prod \
--resource-group rg-pki \
--location germanywestcentral \
--sku standard
# Key Vault (Premium with HSM)
az keyvault create \
--name kv-pki-prod-hsm \
--resource-group rg-pki \
--location germanywestcentral \
--sku premium
==== Managed HSM (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) ====
# Create Managed HSM
az keyvault create \
--hsm-name hsm-pki-prod \
--resource-group rg-pki \
--location germanywestcentral \
--administrators "user@example.com"
# Activate HSM (requires 3 RSA keys)
az keyvault security-domain download \
--hsm-name hsm-pki-prod \
--sd-wrapping-keys key1.pem key2.pem key3.pem \
--sd-quorum 2 \
--security-domain-file sd.json
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===== Manage Certificates =====
==== Import Certificate ====
# Import PFX certificate
az keyvault certificate import \
--vault-name kv-pki-prod \
--name server-cert \
--file server.pfx \
--password "pfx-password"
// C# - Import certificate
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Security.KeyVault.Certificates;
var client = new CertificateClient(
new Uri("https://kv-pki-prod.vault.azure.net/"),
new DefaultAzureCredential());
// Import PFX
byte[] pfxData = File.ReadAllBytes("server.pfx");
var importOptions = new ImportCertificateOptions("server-cert", pfxData)
{
Password = "pfx-password"
};
KeyVaultCertificateWithPolicy cert = await client.ImportCertificateAsync(importOptions);
Console.WriteLine($"Imported: {cert.Name}, Thumbprint: {cert.Properties.X509Thumbprint}");
==== Retrieve Certificate ====
// C# - Load certificate from Key Vault
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
var secretClient = new SecretClient(
new Uri("https://kv-pki-prod.vault.azure.net/"),
new DefaultAzureCredential());
// Retrieve certificate as secret (includes private key)
KeyVaultSecret secret = await secretClient.GetSecretAsync("server-cert");
byte[] certBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(secret.Value);
var certificate = new X509Certificate2(certBytes);
Console.WriteLine($"Subject: {certificate.Subject}");
Console.WriteLine($"Has Private Key: {certificate.HasPrivateKey}");
==== Create Certificate with Key Vault CA ====
# Define certificate policy
az keyvault certificate create \
--vault-name kv-pki-prod \
--name app-cert \
--policy @cert-policy.json
// cert-policy.json
{
"issuerParameters": {
"name": "Self"
},
"keyProperties": {
"exportable": true,
"keySize": 4096,
"keyType": "RSA",
"reuseKey": false
},
"secretProperties": {
"contentType": "application/x-pkcs12"
},
"x509CertificateProperties": {
"subject": "CN=app.example.com",
"subjectAlternativeNames": {
"dnsNames": ["app.example.com", "*.app.example.com"]
},
"validityInMonths": 12
}
}
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===== Keys for Signing =====
==== Create Signing Key ====
# EC key for signatures
az keyvault key create \
--vault-name kv-pki-prod \
--name signing-key \
--kty EC \
--curve P-384
# RSA key
az keyvault key create \
--vault-name kv-pki-prod \
--name rsa-signing-key \
--kty RSA \
--size 4096
==== Remote Signing ====
// C# - Sign with Azure Key Vault key
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.Security.KeyVault.Keys;
using Azure.Security.KeyVault.Keys.Cryptography;
var keyClient = new KeyClient(
new Uri("https://kv-pki-prod.vault.azure.net/"),
new DefaultAzureCredential());
KeyVaultKey key = await keyClient.GetKeyAsync("signing-key");
var cryptoClient = new CryptographyClient(key.Id, new DefaultAzureCredential());
// Sign data
byte[] dataToSign = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Important document");
byte[] digest = SHA384.HashData(dataToSign);
SignResult signature = await cryptoClient.SignAsync(
SignatureAlgorithm.ES384,
digest);
Console.WriteLine($"Signature: {Convert.ToBase64String(signature.Signature)}");
// Verify signature
VerifyResult verified = await cryptoClient.VerifyAsync(
SignatureAlgorithm.ES384,
digest,
signature.Signature);
Console.WriteLine($"Verified: {verified.IsValid}");
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===== App Service / AKS Integration =====
==== App Service ====
# Key Vault reference in App Settings
az webapp config appsettings set \
--name myapp \
--resource-group rg-app \
--settings "Certificate=@Microsoft.KeyVault(VaultName=kv-pki-prod;SecretName=server-cert)"
# Enable Managed Identity
az webapp identity assign \
--name myapp \
--resource-group rg-app
# Key Vault Access Policy
az keyvault set-policy \
--name kv-pki-prod \
--object-id \
--secret-permissions get list \
--certificate-permissions get list
==== Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) ====
# secrets-store-csi-driver.yaml
apiVersion: secrets-store.csi.x-k8s.io/v1
kind: SecretProviderClass
metadata:
name: azure-keyvault-tls
spec:
provider: azure
parameters:
usePodIdentity: "false"
useVMManagedIdentity: "true"
userAssignedIdentityID: ""
keyvaultName: "kv-pki-prod"
objects: |
array:
- |
objectName: server-cert
objectType: secret
tenantId: ""
secretObjects:
- secretName: tls-secret
type: kubernetes.io/tls
data:
- objectName: server-cert
key: tls.crt
- objectName: server-cert
key: tls.key
# pod-with-keyvault-cert.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
name: app-with-tls
spec:
containers:
- name: app
image: myapp:latest
volumeMounts:
- name: secrets-store
mountPath: "/mnt/secrets-store"
readOnly: true
volumes:
- name: secrets-store
csi:
driver: secrets-store.csi.k8s.io
readOnly: true
volumeAttributes:
secretProviderClass: "azure-keyvault-tls"
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===== Monitoring =====
# Enable diagnostics
az monitor diagnostic-settings create \
--name kv-diagnostics \
--resource /subscriptions//resourceGroups/rg-pki/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/kv-pki-prod \
--logs '[{"category": "AuditEvent", "enabled": true}]' \
--metrics '[{"category": "AllMetrics", "enabled": true}]' \
--workspace
**KQL Query for certificate operations:**
AzureDiagnostics
| where ResourceProvider == "MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT"
| where OperationName contains "Certificate"
| project TimeGenerated, OperationName, ResultType, CallerIPAddress, identity_claim_upn_s
| order by TimeGenerated desc
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===== Checklist =====
| # | Checkpoint | Done |
|---|------------|------|
| 1 | Key Vault created | |
| 2 | Access policies configured | |
| 3 | Certificates imported | |
| 4 | Managed Identity for apps | |
| 5 | Diagnostics enabled | |
| 6 | Backup configured | |
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===== Related Documentation =====
* [[.:aws-kms|AWS KMS]] - Alternative cloud
* [[.:hashicorp-vault|HashiCorp Vault]] - Multi-cloud
* [[..:automatisierung:cert-manager-k8s|Kubernetes Cert-Manager]] - K8s integration
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//Wolfgang van der Stille @ EMSR DATA d.o.o. - Post-Quantum Cryptography Professional//
{{tag>azure keyvault hsm cloud operator}}