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---
layout: docs
page_title: Azure Key Vault - Seals - Configuration
sidebar_title: Azure Key Vault
description: >-
The Azure Key Vault seal configures Vault to use Azure Key Vault as the seal
wrapping
mechanism.
---
# `azurekeyvault` Seal
The Azure Key Vault seal configures Vault to use Azure Key Vault as the seal
wrapping mechanism. The Azure Key Vault seal is activated by one of the following:
- The presence of a `seal "azurekeyvault"` block in Vault's configuration file.
- The presence of the environment variable `VAULT_SEAL_TYPE` set to `azurekeyvault`.
If enabling via environment variable, all other required values specific to
Key Vault (i.e. `VAULT_AZUREKEYVAULT_VAULT_NAME`, etc.) must be also supplied, as
well as all other Azure-related environment variables that lends to successful
authentication (i.e. `AZURE_TENANT_ID`, etc.).
## `azurekeyvault` Example
This example shows configuring Azure Key Vault seal through the Vault
configuration file by providing all the required values:
```hcl
seal "azurekeyvault" {
tenant_id = "46646709-b63e-4747-be42-516edeaf1e14"
client_id = "03dc33fc-16d9-4b77-8152-3ec568f8af6e"
client_secret = "DUJDS3..."
vault_name = "hc-vault"
key_name = "vault_key"
}
```
## `azurekeyvault` Parameters
These parameters apply to the `seal` stanza in the Vault configuration file:
- `tenant_id` `(string: <required>)`: The tenant id for the Azure Active Directory organization. May
also be specified by the `AZURE_TENANT_ID` environment variable.
- `client_id` `(string: <required or MSI>)`: The client id for credentials to query the Azure APIs.
May also be specified by the `AZURE_CLIENT_ID` environment variable.
- `client_secret` `(string: <required or MSI>)`: The client secret for credentials to query the Azure APIs.
May also be specified by the `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET` environment variable.
- `environment` `(string: "AZUREPUBLICCLOUD")`: The Azure Cloud environment API endpoints to use. May also
be specified by the `AZURE_ENVIRONMENT` environment variable.
- `vault_name` `(string: <required>)`: The Key Vault vault to use the encryption keys for encryption and
decryption. May also be specified by the `VAULT_AZUREKEYVAULT_VAULT_NAME` environment variable.
- `key_name` `(string: <required>)`: The Key Vault key to use for encryption and decryption. May also be specified by the
`VAULT_AZUREKEYVAULT_KEY_NAME` environment variable.
## Authentication
Authentication-related values must be provided, either as environment
variables or as configuration parameters.
Azure authentication values:
- `AZURE_TENANT_ID`
- `AZURE_CLIENT_ID`
- `AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET`
- `AZURE_ENVIRONMENT`
~> **Note:** If Vault is hosted on Azure, Vault can use Managed Service
Identities (MSI) to access Azure instead of an environment and shared client id
and secret. MSI must be
[enabled](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-service-identity/qs-configure-portal-windows-vm)
on the VMs hosting Vault, and it is the preferred configuration since MSI
prevents your Azure credentials from being stored as clear text. Refer to the
[Production
Hardening](https://learn.hashicorp.com/vault/day-one/production-hardening) guide
for more best practices.
## `azurekeyvault` Environment Variables
Alternatively, the Azure Key Vault seal can be activated by providing the following
environment variables:
- `VAULT_AZUREKEYVAULT_VAULT_NAME`
- `VAULT_AZUREKEYVAULT_KEY_NAME`
## Key Rotation
This seal supports rotating keys defined in Azure Key Vault. Key metadata is
stored with the encrypted data to ensure the correct key is used during
decryption operations. Simply [set up Azure Key Vault with key
rotation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/key-vault-key-rotation-log-monitoring)
using Azure Automation Account and Vault will recognize newly rotated keys.
## Learn
Refer to the [Auto-unseal using Azure Key Vault](https://learn.hashicorp.com/vault/operations/autounseal-azure-keyvault)
guide for a step-by-step tutorial.