Azure Key Vault Reviews

We use Azure Key Vault for securing secret connection streams, like API secrets, Azure services Secret Key, and AD Client Secret. Azure Key Vault is a stable solution that seamlessly integrates with other services.

Azure Key Vault is only available for Microsoft services, and it should be exposed to non-Microsoft cloud services, like GCP and Amazon.

I have been using Azure Key Vault for a few years.

Azure Key Vault is a stable solution.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

We've never had any scalability issues with Azure Key Vault. More than 30 customers are working with the solution.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten for scalability.

The solution’s technical support team is knowledgeable.

The solution’s initial setup is easy. We use Microsoft's templates and PowerShell scripts for the solution's seamless deployment.

Azure Key Vault has an automated deployment, which does not take more than five minutes. We create the Azure Key Vault service and set up its lifetime and client secrets. Then, we create a secret and its text and values and update the solution. We then configured Azure Key Vault so that we could access it. We use mostly dot NET APIs and integrated this into the application setup. We inject the service whenever required, and we'll create the keys.

Azure Key Vault provides a single source of truth and a secure database for all my secrets.

We use a pay-as-you-go license for the solution, which is not very expensive.

Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based solution.

Overall, I rate Azure Key Vault a nine out of ten.

I only work with Azure Defender for Key Vault because I'm on the security team.

So, it's currently used for passwords and secrets.

It's quite easy to use. That's one very important feature.

For additional features, you can always bring your own key (BYOK) or use your own key instead of Azure Key Vault.

There's room for improvement in cross-platform compatibility.

It would be helpful if Azure Key Vault could be used with other cloud platforms besides Azure.

I have been using this solution for three to four years now. 

It's very stable.

I would give it an eight out of ten for scalability. There's room for improvement in cross-platform compatibility.

It's mainly used by administrators. There are less than 12 administrators using it.

I haven't used technical support for Azure Key Vault. However, we did use advisory services once.

We were working on a specific use case that involved blockchain technology. We wanted to know if Azure Key Vault could be used to store private keys for blockchain nodes. We spoke to Microsoft, and they were able to help us.

Positive

The initial setup is very straightforward. It only took a few minutes.

You can deploy it yourself. It's a self-service model. Just a single Azure administrator is enough.

We have definitely seen a return on investment from using Azure Key Vault. It has helped us to improve the security of our organization.

You don't need to pay for a license for Azure Key Vault. It is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

I would definitely recommend Azure Key Vault. It is very easy to use, especially for retrieving keys and creating secrets.

The product’s advantageous feature is integration.

It is complicated to use different services and products along with Azure Key Vault. There should be a single vault for virtual servers, containers, and other services. It could be universal with the possibility to use all types of technologies. 

We have been using Azure Key Vault for two years.

The product is stable as it is cloud-based.

We have an enterprise agreement for support services. We encountered difficulties in communicating with the first-line support team.

Neutral

We use other products in parallel, including ARIS, AWS, HashiCorp, etc.

I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.

We are working with a lot of our clients who use the solution to protect sensitive information and to store it in the key vault within their infrastructure.

The sensitivity of the data needed to be kept in a secure environment so that only people who had proper access would be authorized to access it.

We are using infrastructure as code. So any of the services which require sensitive data can directly use service principles, manage identities, and access key items and then retrieve information from the Key Vault.

Since we are partners of Microsoft, we don't implement it for ourselves. We implement it for our clients. For our clients, many were using on-premises solutions and had connectivity from on-premises to the cloud. With this solution, they get the same level of data protection (or more) on the cloud.

The features on offer are very good.

We are using Key Vault as an optical store for the sensitive data and then retrieve the data and use access policies. So access to policies is quite valuable for us based on the regulations and compliance requirements that we are working with.

There is advanced data protection available. We're working in a highly regulated environment, and this is essential to us.

Perforamnce-wise, it's very good. We haven't had any issues in the past three years. There are no errors or downtime. It's always been available to us.

Microsoft's Key Vault availability is around 99%.

A lot of new features have been added, and it has nice regional availability as well. 

It is stable and scales well.

Technical support has been fine overall. 

It's currently very self-sufficient and doesn't need improvements. It's already a good service. 

We haven't faced any problems with the solution as such. The only issue we are facing is around the comparability with TerraForm, which we use to code the infrastructure. Sometimes there are issues there, even though it's not directly related to Microsoft. 

So far, it's served all of the client's purposes. We haven't come across a use case the solution could not handle. 

There are additional charges for data transfers. However, the pricing is mostly reasonable for the licensing overall. 

I've used the solution for three or four years at this point. I've used it for a while. 

The solution is quite stable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash.

We have 60 different teams that deploy their own Key Vault. They are purely developers that make applications for users. Those users may be from anywhere and may use the application portals.

I'm not sure, behind the scenes, what Microsoft does. However, I've found it to be scalable across regions. If we wanted to use 100 Key Vaults, we could do so.

We do not have plans to increase usage at this time.

Technical support is pretty good. I haven't had any issues with them over the past three years. 

Neutral

The client has used other on-premises versions in the past. Many needed a cloud option, and we helped them move to Key Vault. 

The initial setup was straightforward. We do not deploy it as it is a SaaS. We simply configure it for clients. There are APIs available, and we use them within Key Vault to implement.

We require the business use case and strategy in order to implement the product. For example, if we are in energy or health care, we need to know what is the area that is sensitive and where they are being used. Then, once we have that, we can protect those items.

The only maintenance that is required is service access. For example, if we need to add authorized personnel, we would do that. 

We can handle the implementation for clients. 

The cost is quite cheap. There are no extra costs beyond the standard fees, beyond maybe data transfer charges. It's $0.025 per 10,000 data transactions, so it is quite cheap.

We are a partner of Microsoft.

We haven't exported or imported information in Key Vault.

This solution is worth the cost and is useful to use. 

It's a service that can be used in multiple regions in Azure. They are mostly deployed in UK South and UK West. It can be deployed and used in other regions as well; however, we have data constraints. 

I'd rate her solution eight out of ten overall. 

Potential new users should consider the types of sensitive information they want to store and how they want to retrieve the information, and from where. These are critical to understanding as they will govern the configuration of Key Vault.

You can deploy Key Vault both publicly and privately. For example, if you do it privately, you can ensure you will ensure it can only be accessed from within your environment, and that ensures a very high level of security.

We use the solution to authenticate security features for environments. Using it, we can encrypt keys and protect the databases from getting hacked.

The solution works as an effective tool for securing our organization's databases.

They should add a key vault feature for the databases temporarily integrated into hybrid clouds. Also, they should make the key accessible once the databases migrate to another environment.

We have been using the solution for seven years.

The solution's customer service is excellent.

Positive

The solution's initial setup process is moderately complex. It is a time-consuming process if you are new to the product. But, if you know source applications and target databases, it just takes a few hours. Whereas in the case of larger environments, it might take days to complete.

Our in-house team deploys the solution. It requires three executives to work on larger deployments. Also, it requires a huge team when there are multiple databases to work with. 

The solution is affordable compared to other competitors.

I advise others to use the solution if they already work with Microsoft Azure environment. In such cases, they should not prefer integration with a third-party tool. They should consider other products if the databases are distributed to on-cloud and on-premises infrastructures.

I rate the solution as an eight.

I use the solution in my company to store secrets and certificates.

The most valuable feature of the solution in our company stems from the fact that it is easy to integrate with our codes. The support and SLAs provided by Microsoft for Azure Key Vault are good. The aforementioned areas consist of some of the basic advantages of Azure Key Vault. Azure Key Vault is nice to store the secrets of in a concealed manner.

One of the drawbacks I think is the single-point failure of our products. If the region where the Azure Key Vault data center is hosted goes down, it would be a cumbersome task since our company will have to come up with a different Azure Key Vault and migrate all the secrets or keys into it. Basically, improvements are required in the product to deal with disaster scenarios. Maybe there are some ways to deal with the solution's issues about which our company might not have researched thoroughly.

I have been using Azure Key Vault for 2-3 years. My company is a customer of Microsoft.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight to nine out of ten.

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution as seven out of ten.

Around 500 people in my company use the product.

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

Positive

The PoC phase of Microsoft Defender is in the pipeline.

I rate the product's initial setup process as an eight on a scale of one to ten, where ten means it is a very easy phase.

I have not faced any issues during the product's installation and configuration processes.

Considering the features provided by the product, I would say that the solution is available at a good price point.

The payment is made as a whole for all the Microsoft products used in our companies. I don't remember the exact price of Azure Key Vault. The product is affordable, in my opinion.

The most beneficial component related to cryptographic graphic key management stems from the auto-rotation functionality.

The product comes with two types of access policies. The tool provides a conventional policy and Azure RBAC. My company mostly, you say, the conventional access policy and it has been working great so far.

The product plays a crucial role in our company's security strategy.

The product is easy to maintain.

The product helps ensure compliance with our industry regulations since it meets most of the auditing and compliance rules. It is a secure solution that needs to have most of the policies and compliance rules. I would say that Azure Key Vault is a good solution, considering the security part.

I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

We use the solution for a lending platform in the BFSI domain. It helps to store secrets. 

Azure Key Vault's performance is excellent. It makes infrastructure management easier. 

The solution needs to improve reliability and protection. 

I have been working with the product for three years. 

Azure Key Vault is stable.

The product is scalable. 

Microsoft's support is good. 

The tool's deployment is straightforward. 

Azure Key Vault is expensive. 

I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten. 

I primarily use the solution to secure our DevOps processes and store all the essential secrets for our project's services.

The integration with other Azure services is one of the standout features for me. It allows us to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault seamlessly without direct interaction.Additionally, the ability to easily mark secrets for expiration and receive notifications is invaluable.

One area for improvement is the notification system for secret expiration. It would be beneficial if the service could handle this more autonomously, eliminating the need for additional integrations.

I have been using Azure Key Vault for about three years. 

I rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten. 

I rate Azure Key Vault's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has more than 50 users. We use it daily. 

I rate the tool's deployment an eight out of ten. It takes less than a minute to complete. You need two resources to handle it; no maintenance is involved since it is a managed service. 

I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten. 

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.