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azure-security-keyvault-keys-dotnet
Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for .NET. Client library for managing cryptographic keys in Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM. Use for key creation, rotation, encryption, decryption, signing, and verification.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and patterns for managing cryptographic keys in Azure Key Vault that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires dotnet installed locally. Requires azure account access. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Azure.Security.KeyVault.Keys (.NET) Client library for managing cryptographic keys in Azure Key Vault and Managed HSM. Installation Current Version: 4.7.0 (stable) Environment Variables Client Hierarchy Authentication DefaultAzureCredential (Recommended) Service Principal Key Management Create Keys Retrieve Keys Update Key Properties Delete and Purge Keys Backup and Restore Cryptographic Operations Get CryptographyClient Encrypt and Decrypt Wrap and Unwrap Keys Sign and Verify Key Resolver Key Rotation Key Types Reference Type Purpose ------ --------- KeyClient Key management operations CryptographyClient Cryptographic operations KeyResolver Resolve key ID to CryptographyClient KeyVaultKey Key with cryptographic material KeyProperties Key metadata (no crypto material) CreateRsaKeyOptions RSA key creation options CreateEcKeyOptions EC key creation options CreateOctKeyOptions Symmetric key options EncryptResult Encryption result DecryptResult Decryption result SignResult Signing result VerifyResult Verification result WrapResult Key wrap result UnwrapResult Key unwrap result Algorithms Reference Encryption Algorithms Algorithm Key Type Description ----------- ---------- ------------- RsaOaep RSA RSA-OAEP RsaOaep256 RSA RSA-OAEP-256 Rsa15 RSA RSA 1.5 (legacy) A128Gcm Oct AES-128-GCM A256Gcm Oct AES-256-GCM Signature Algorithms Algorithm Key Type Description ----------- ---------- ------------- RS256 RSA RSASSA-PKCS1-v15 SHA-256 RS384 RSA RSASSA-PKCS1-v15 SHA-384 RS512 RSA RSASSA-PKCS1-v15 SHA-512 PS256 RSA RSASSA-PSS SHA-256 ES256 EC ECDSA P-256 SHA-256 ES384 EC ECDSA P-384 SHA-384 ES512 EC ECDSA P-521 SHA-512 Key Wrap Algorithms Algorithm Key Type Description ----------- ---------- ------------- RsaOaep RSA RSA-OAEP RsaOaep256 RSA RSA-OAEP-256 A128KW Oct AES-128 Key Wrap A256KW Oct AES-256 Key Wrap Best Practices 1. Use Managed Identity — Prefer DefaultAzureCredential over secrets 2. Enable soft-delete — Protect against accidental deletion 3. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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