Understanding Azure Key Vault

Azure Key Vault is a secure, cloud-based storage solution for keys, secrets, and certificates. Tokens, passwords, certificates, API keys, and other secrets can be securely stored and access to them can be granularly controlled using Azure Key Vault. The service can also be used as a key management solution. Azure Key Vault makes it easy to create and control the encryption keys that are used to encrypt your data. Another usage scenario is Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificate enrollment and management. You can use Azure Key Vault to address certificate life cycle management for both Azure and internally connected resources. Secrets and keys that are stored in Azure Key Vault can be protected either by software or hardware security modules (HSMs) that are FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated.

As you have already learned, you can use Azure Key Vault to manage keys, secrets, and certificates. The following list explains what each...