azure-security-keyvault-secrets-java
Azure Key Vault Secrets Java SDK for secret management. Use when storing, retrieving, or managing passwords, API keys, connection strings, or other sensitive configuration data.
Documentation
Azure Key Vault Secrets (Java)
Securely store and manage secrets like passwords, API keys, and connection strings.
Installation
<dependency>
<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
<artifactId>azure-security-keyvault-secrets</artifactId>
<version>4.9.0</version>
</dependency>
Client Creation
import com.azure.security.keyvault.secrets.SecretClient;
import com.azure.security.keyvault.secrets.SecretClientBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
// Sync client
SecretClient secretClient = new SecretClientBuilder()
.vaultUrl("https://<vault-name>.vault.azure.net")
.credential(new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build())
.buildClient();
// Async client
SecretAsyncClient secretAsyncClient = new SecretClientBuilder()
.vaultUrl("https://<vault-name>.vault.azure.net")
.credential(new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build())
.buildAsyncClient();
Create/Set Secret
import com.azure.security.keyvault.secrets.models.KeyVaultSecret;
// Simple secret
KeyVaultSecret secret = secretClient.setSecret("database-password", "P@ssw0rd123!");
System.out.println("Secret name: " + secret.getName());
System.out.println("Secret ID: " + secret.getId());
// Secret with options
KeyVaultSecret secretWithOptions = secretClient.setSecret(
new KeyVaultSecret("api-key", "sk_live_abc123xyz")
.setProperties(new SecretProperties()
.setContentType("application/json")
.setExpiresOn(OffsetDateTime.now().plusYears(1))
.setNotBefore(OffsetDateTime.now())
.setEnabled(true)
.setTags(Map.of(
"environment", "production",
"service", "payment-api"
))
)
);
Get Secret
// Get latest version
KeyVaultSecret secret = secretClient.getSecret("database-password");
String value = secret.getValue();
System.out.println("Secret value: " + value);
// Get specific version
KeyVaultSecret specificVersion = secretClient.getSecret("database-password", "<version-id>");
// Get only properties (no value)
SecretProperties props = secretClient.getSecret("database-password").getProperties();
System.out.println("Enabled: " + props.isEnabled());
System.out.println("Created: " + props.getCreatedOn());
Update Secret Properties
// Get secret
KeyVaultSecret secret = secretClient.getSecret("api-key");
// Update properties (cannot update value - create new version instead)
secret.getProperties()
.setEnabled(false)
.setExpiresOn(OffsetDateTime.now().plusMonths(6))
.setTags(Map.of("status", "rotating"));
SecretProperties updated = secretClient.updateSecretProperties(secret.getProperties());
System.out.println("Updated: " + updated.getUpdatedOn());
List Secrets
import com.azure.core.util.paging.PagedIterable;
import com.azure.security.keyvault.secrets.models.SecretProperties;
// List all secrets (properties only, no values)
for (SecretProperties secretProps : secretClient.listPropertiesOfSecrets()) {
System.out.println("Secret: " + secretProps.getName());
System.out.println(" Enabled: " + secretProps.isEnabled());
System.out.println(" Created: " + secretProps.getCreatedOn());
System.out.println(" Content-Type: " + secretProps.getContentType());
// Get value if needed
if (secretProps.isEnabled()) {
KeyVaultSecret fullSecret = secretClient.getSecret(secretProps.getName());
System.out.println(" Value: " + fullSecret.getValue().substring(0, 5) + "...");
}
}
// List versions of a secret
for (SecretProperties version : secretClient.listPropertiesOfSecretVersions("database-password")) {
System.out.println("Version: " + version.getVersion());
System.out.println("Created: " + version.getCreatedOn());
System.out.println("Enabled: " + version.isEnabled());
}
Delete Secret
import com.azure.core.util.polling.SyncPoller;
import com.azure.security.keyvault.secrets.models.DeletedSecret;
// Begin delete (returns poller for soft-delete enabled vaults)
SyncPoller<DeletedSecret, Void> deletePoller = secretClient.beginDeleteSecret("old-secret");
// Wait for deletion
DeletedSecret deletedSecret = deletePoller.poll().getValue();
System.out.println("Deleted on: " + deletedSecret.getDeletedOn());
System.out.println("Scheduled purge: " + deletedSecret.getScheduledPurgeDate());
deletePoller.waitForCompletion();
Recover Deleted Secret
// List deleted secrets
for (DeletedSecret deleted : secretClient.listDeletedSecrets()) {
System.out.println("Deleted: " + deleted.getName());
System.out.println("Deletion date: " + deleted.getDeletedOn());
}
// Recover deleted secret
SyncPoller<KeyVaultSecret, Void> recoverPoller = secretClient.beginRecoverDeletedSecret("old-secret");
recoverPoller.waitForCompletion();
KeyVaultSecret recovered = recoverPoller.getFinalResult();
System.out.println("Recovered: " + recovered.getName());
Use Cases
- "Key Vault secrets Java", "secret management Java"
- "store password", "store API key", "connection string"
- "retrieve secret", "rotate secret"
- "Azure secrets", "vault secrets"
Quick Info
- Source
- antigravity
- Category
- Security & Systems
- Repository
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- Scraped At
- Feb 12, 2026
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