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eGIS uses Azure Key Vault to store secrets such as passwords. Only users who have been given access to a key vault can store and retrieve secrets from the key vault. This document describes how to store and retrieve secrets from an Azure Key Vault.

Retrieve a Secret using Azure Portal

1. Open the Microsoft Azure Portal.

2. In the search box, type Key Vault.

3. Click Key Vaults in the results list.
   

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4. Click EgisKeyVault to open the eGIS key vault. EgisKeyVault is in the TC-Script-ArcGIS-RG resource group in the TC-Sandbox subscription.
   

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5. Underneath Settings, click Secrets.
   

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6. In the list of secrets, click the name of the secret that you want to retrieve.
   

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7. Underneath Current Version, click the instance of the secret.
   

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8. Click Show Secret Value to reveal the secret value. Alternatively, clickthe Copy icon to copy the secret’s value to the clipboard.
   

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Create a Secret using Azure Portal

1. Follow steps 1 through 5 above to open the Secrets blade of EgisKeyVault.

2. Click Generate/Import.
   

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3. Specify a Name and Value for the new secret.

4. Click Create.
   

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The new secret is created in the key vault.