---
title: "How to Integrate Azure Key Vault in ASP.NET Core for Secure Secret Management?"  
description: "How to Integrate Azure Key Vault in ASP.NET Core for Secure Secret Management?"  
author: "Rana Sunny"  
published: 2026-09-07  
updated: 2026-09-07  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117157/how-to-integrate-azure-key-vault-in-asp-net-core-for-secure-secret-management  
category: "ASP.NET Core"  
tags: ["azure", "ASP-NET-Core", "Key-Vault", "security", "C-Sharp"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# How to Integrate Azure Key Vault in ASP.NET Core for Secure Secret Management?

Storing sensitive settings such as database connection strings and third-party API credentials directly inside `appsettings.json` introduces significant security vulnerabilities. Azure Key Vault provides a centralized, secure cloud solution for managing application secrets.

## Prerequisites and NuGet Packages

To integrate Azure Key Vault into your ASP.NET Core application, install the following packages:

- **Azure.Identity**: Provides seamless authentication via Microsoft Entra ID.
- **Azure.Extensions.AspNetCore.Configuration.Secrets**: Integrates Key Vault seamlessly into the ASP.NET Core configuration framework.

## Configuring Key Vault in Program.cs

Utilize `DefaultAzureCredential` to support passwordless authentication across local development and production environments:

```cs
using Azure.Identity;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

if (!builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    var keyVaultUri = builder.Configuration["AzureKeyVault:VaultUri"];
    builder.Configuration.AddAzureKeyVault(
        new Uri(keyVaultUri),
        new DefaultAzureCredential()
    );
}

var app = builder.Build();
```

## Accessing Secrets in Services

Once configured, secrets in Azure Key Vault automatically become part of standard ASP.NET Core `IConfiguration` injection.


---

Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117157/how-to-integrate-azure-key-vault-in-asp-net-core-for-secure-secret-management

Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.