How does the skill handle authentication?

It promotes the use of DefaultAzureCredential, which automatically handles local development auth and managed identities in Azure.

Can I perform cryptographic signing with this skill?

Yes, it provides guidance on using the CryptographyClient for signing and verifying data using keys stored in Key Vault.

Which Python packages are required for this skill?

It uses azure-keyvault-secrets, azure-keyvault-keys, and azure-keyvault-certificates along with azure-identity for authentication.

Does this skill support asynchronous Python?

Yes, it includes implementation patterns for the .aio namespace, allowing for non-blocking operations in async applications.

Azure Key Vault for Python

Name: Azure Key Vault for Python
Author: microsoft

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Cloud Infrastructure

Manages secure storage and lifecycle operations for secrets, cryptographic keys, and certificates using the Azure SDK for Python.

This skill provides Claude with deep expertise in the Azure Key Vault SDK for Python, enabling the implementation of robust security patterns for cloud applications. It covers the full range of Key Vault capabilities, including secret retrieval, cryptographic operations with KeyClient, and certificate management. By grounding Claude in best practices such as DefaultAzureCredential authentication, RBAC-based access control, and asynchronous client usage, this skill ensures that sensitive data handling is both secure and production-ready.

Key Features

01Comprehensive secret management including versioning and soft-delete recovery

02Support for both synchronous and high-performance asynchronous (AIO) clients

03Best-practice authentication patterns using DefaultAzureCredential

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05Full certificate lifecycle management and policy configuration

06Cryptographic operations for encryption, decryption, signing, and verification

Use Cases

01Implementing server-side data encryption using managed HSM keys

02Automating the creation and retrieval of SSL/TLS certificates for web services

03Securing database credentials and API keys in Azure-hosted Python applications

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add microsoft/skills azure-keyvault-py

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