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Cybersecurity, Storing Secrets with Microsoft Technologies

Security information from Technology Services Identity, Privacy, and Cybersecurity team. Intended Audience: IT Professionals – Developers, IT Operations, Cloud Engineers

Why use Azure Key Vault

Correct use of Azure Key Vault helps fulfill an IT professional's responsibility to comply with Illinois Cybersecurity standards.

In particular, use of Azure Key Vault can help comply with the IT05 Identity Management Security Standard.

Azure Key Vault is recommended for secrets that control programmatic access in Microsoft cloud.

Resources on Secret Management in Azure

Secret Management with ASP.Net

Encrypting Credentials in web.config in Local Internet Information Services (IIS)


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Doc ID:
158068
Owned by:
Edward D. in University of Illinois Technology Services
Created:
2026-01-22
Updated:
2026-01-26
Sites:
University of Illinois Technology Services