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Azure Key Vault

Microsoft Azure's managed secrets, keys, and certificate service

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Pricing: Secrets: $0.03/10k operations / Keys: from $1/key/month

Reviewed by the Cyber Vendor Guide editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed February 2026 · How we review listings

What is Azure Key Vault?

Azure Key Vault is Microsoft's cloud service for securely storing and accessing secrets, keys, and certificates. It provides centralized secrets management with full control over access policies, and integrates deeply with Azure services and Active Directory.

Best for: Microsoft and Azure-centric organizations

Pros

  • Deep Azure and Microsoft 365 integration
  • HSM-backed security
  • Low cost for secrets operations
  • Strong compliance certifications

Things to check

  • Azure lock-in
  • Complex permission model
  • Limited multi-cloud support
  • UI can be confusing

Reported in public reviews and vendor documentation. See sources below.

Key Features

HSM-backed key storage
Certificate lifecycle management
Azure AD integration
Managed HSM pools
Soft-delete and purge protection
Private endpoint support
RBAC and access policies
Event Grid integration

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Key facts

Pricing
Secrets: $0.03/10k operations / Keys: from $1/key/month
Model
Per-operation
Founded
2015
Cloud
Yes
Self-hosted
No
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Guides

In the glossary

Secrets Management