Configure Azure Key Vault references

Create an Azure Key Vault Reference

1. Launch fabric.microsoft.com and click the top-right gear icon and navigate to “Manage Connections and Gateways” page.

2. Go to the “Azure Key Vault references” tab and click “New”.

   

3. Enter the Reference Alias (AKV reference name assigned in Fabric, it can be changed later) and the Account name (Key Vault name in Azure).

4. Use OAuth 2.0 to authenticate to connect to your key vault.

5. Click the ‘Create’ button and check its status to verify if it is online and connected to the key vault.

   

Use Azure Key Vault reference in connections

Currently, the modern Get Data experience in Microsoft Fabric does not support creating connections by authenticating with Azure Key Vault references. However, you can create a connection using an Azure Key Vault reference through the Manage Connections and Gateways settings. To do so:

1. Click the top-right gear icon and go to “Manage Connections and Gateways” page. Go to the “Connections tab” and click “new” from the top left corner.

2. Go to the “Cloud” tab, input connection name, select any AKV reference supported connection type.

3. Provide all connection details and select one of the supported authentication type: Basic (Username/password), Service Principal, SAS/PAT token, or Account Key.

4. Now, open the AKV reference list dialog by clicking on the 'AKV reference" icon next to the secret/password field.

   

5. Select an existing AKV reference, input secret name and click apply.

   

6. Once the connection is created using AKV authentication, use that existing connection to connect to your data source in Fabric items.

   

Related content

• Azure Key Vault Reference Overview
• Data source management