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Published Jun. 30, 2025

Microsoft Azure Key Vault with Liferay DB

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Peter Nyiro

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Issue

  • Can we use Azure Key Vault with DB setup configuration in Liferay instead of having it in plain text in the properties file?

  • Is there any way to configure the DB in Liferay using Azure Key Vault?

  • How we can use Azure Key Vault to store the DB username and password and read it securely.

Environment

  • Microsoft Azure Key Vault with Liferay DB

Resolution

  • Microsoft recommends using Managed Identities for your Azure-hosted application to access Key Vault. This eliminates the need to store or expose credentials within your code, improving security.
  • For JDBC Driver 8.4.1 and later, the driver introduced the following connection properties:
    "jdbc:sqlserver://<server>:<port>;encrypt=true;columnEncryptionSetting=Enabled;keyStoreAuthentication=KeyVaultManagedIdentity;"

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