Yes, you can use Managed Identity with Azure Key Vault. Managed Identities allow Azure services to authenticate to other Azure services without needing to manage credentials. This is particularly useful for accessing Azure Key Vault, as it eliminates the need to store credentials for accessing secrets.
Here's how it works:
1. Enable Managed Identity: You can enable a Managed Identity for an Azure service like a Logic App, App Service, or Azure Front Door. This creates a service principal in Azure Active Directory (AAD) that represents the service.
2. Assign Permissions: You assign the necessary roles to this service principal in Azure Key Vault. For example, you might assign the "Key Vault Secrets User" role to allow the service to read secrets from Key Vault.
3. Access Key Vault: Once permissions are set, the service can use its Managed Identity to authenticate with Key Vault and access secrets without needing to store any credentials.
Using Managed Identity with Key Vault offers several benefits, including enhanced security and reduced credential management overhead. It's recommended to use Managed Identity whenever possible for Azure-to-Azure service authentication[1][2][3].
Citations:
[1] https://www.serverlessnotes.com/docs/using-managed-system-identities-to-access-azure-key-vault
[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54330512/azure-key-vault-or-managed-identity-for-service-to-azure-service
[3] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/managed-identity
[4] https://www.cloudpartner.fi/?p=9239
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeYx4vUs1vw
[6] https://docs.azure.cn/en-us/api-management/api-management-howto-use-managed-service-identity
[7] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69654528/azure-identity-and-key-vault-how-to-use-managed-identities-to-authenticate
[8] https://www.codemag.com/Article/2107041/Eliminate-Secrets-from-Your-Applications-with-Azure-Managed-Identity
[9] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/authentication