Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy

Grants or modifies existing permissions for a user, application, or security group to perform operations with a key vault.

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Syntax

Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-VaultName] <String>
   [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
   -UserPrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-VaultName] <String>
   [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
   -ObjectId <String>
   [-ApplicationId <Guid>]
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-BypassObjectIdValidation]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-VaultName] <String>
   [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
   -ServicePrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-VaultName] <String>
   [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
   -EmailAddress <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-VaultName] <String>
   [[-ResourceGroupName] <String>]
   [-EnabledForDeployment]
   [-EnabledForTemplateDeployment]
   [-EnabledForDiskEncryption]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultIdentityItem>
   -ObjectId <String>
   [-ApplicationId <Guid>]
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-BypassObjectIdValidation]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultIdentityItem>
   -ServicePrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultIdentityItem>
   -UserPrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultIdentityItem>
   -EmailAddress <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-InputObject] <PSKeyVaultIdentityItem>
   [-EnabledForDeployment]
   [-EnabledForTemplateDeployment]
   [-EnabledForDiskEncryption]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-ResourceId] <String>
   -ObjectId <String>
   [-ApplicationId <Guid>]
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-BypassObjectIdValidation]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-ResourceId] <String>
   -ServicePrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-ResourceId] <String>
   -UserPrincipalName <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-ResourceId] <String>
   -EmailAddress <String>
   [-PermissionsToKeys <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToSecrets <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToCertificates <String[]>]
   [-PermissionsToStorage <String[]>]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy
   [-ResourceId] <String>
   [-EnabledForDeployment]
   [-EnabledForTemplateDeployment]
   [-EnabledForDiskEncryption]
   [-PassThru]
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy cmdlet grants or modifies existing permissions for a user, application, or security group to perform the specified operations with a key vault. It does not modify the permissions that other users, applications, or security groups have on the key vault. If you are setting permissions for a security group, this operation affects only users in that security group. The following directories must all be the same Azure directory:

  • The default directory of the Azure subscription in which the key vault resides.
  • The Azure directory that contains the user or application group that you are granting permissions to. Examples of scenarios when these conditions are not met and this cmdlet will not work are:
  • Authorizing a user from a different organization to manage your key vault. Each organization has its own directory.
  • Your Azure account has multiple directories. If you register an application in a directory other than the default directory, you cannot authorize that application to use your key vault. The application must be in the default directory. Note that although specifying the resource group is optional for this cmdlet, you should do so for better performance.

Examples

Example 1: Grant permissions to a user for a key vault and modify the permissions

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -UserPrincipalName 'PattiFuller@contoso.com' -PermissionsToKeys create,import,delete,list -PermissionsToSecrets set,delete -PassThru

Vault Name                       : Contoso03Vault
Resource Group Name              : myrg
Location                         : westus
Resource ID                      : /subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myrg/providers
                                   /Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/contoso03vault
Vault URI                        : https://contoso03vault.vault.azure.net/
Tenant ID                        : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SKU                              : Standard
Enabled For Deployment?          : True
Enabled For Template Deployment? : False
Enabled For Disk Encryption?     : False
Soft Delete Enabled?             : True
Access Policies                  :
                                   Tenant ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Object ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Application ID                             :
                                   Display Name                               : User Name (username@microsoft.com)
                                   Permissions to Keys                        : create, import, delete, list
                                   Permissions to Secrets                     : set, delete
                                   Permissions to Certificates                :
                                   Permissions to (Key Vault Managed) Storage :

Tags                             :

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -UserPrincipalName 'PattiFuller@contoso.com' -PermissionsToSecrets set,delete,get -PassThru

Vault Name                       : Contoso03Vault
Resource Group Name              : myrg
Location                         : westus
Resource ID                      : /subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myrg/providers
                                   /Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/contoso03vault
Vault URI                        : https://contoso03vault.vault.azure.net/
Tenant ID                        : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SKU                              : Standard
Enabled For Deployment?          : True
Enabled For Template Deployment? : False
Enabled For Disk Encryption?     : False
Soft Delete Enabled?             : True
Access Policies                  :
                                   Tenant ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Object ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Application ID                             :
                                   Display Name                               : User Name (username@microsoft.com)
                                   Permissions to Keys                        : create, import, delete, list
                                   Permissions to Secrets                     : set, delete, get
                                   Permissions to Certificates                :
                                   Permissions to (Key Vault Managed) Storage :

Tags                             :

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -UserPrincipalName 'PattiFuller@contoso.com' -PermissionsToKeys @() -PassThru

Vault Name                       : Contoso03Vault
Resource Group Name              : myrg
Location                         : westus
Resource ID                      : /subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myrg/providers
                                   /Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/contoso03vault
Vault URI                        : https://contoso03vault.vault.azure.net/
Tenant ID                        : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SKU                              : Standard
Enabled For Deployment?          : True
Enabled For Template Deployment? : False
Enabled For Disk Encryption?     : False
Soft Delete Enabled?             : True
Access Policies                  :
                                   Tenant ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Object ID                                  : xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
                                   Application ID                             :
                                   Display Name                               : User Name (username@microsoft.com)
                                   Permissions to Keys                        :
                                   Permissions to Secrets                     : set, delete, get
                                   Permissions to Certificates                :
                                   Permissions to (Key Vault Managed) Storage :

Tags                             :

The first command grants permissions for a user in your Microsoft Entra ID, PattiFuller@contoso.com, to perform operations on keys and secrets with a key vault named Contoso03Vault. The PassThru parameter results in the updated object being returned by the cmdlet. The second command modifies the permissions that were granted to PattiFuller@contoso.com in the first command, to now allow getting secrets in addition to setting and deleting them. The permissions to key operations remain unchanged after this command. The final command further modifies the existing permissions for PattiFuller@contoso.com to remove all permissions to key operations. The permissions to secret operations remain unchanged after this command.

Example 2: Grant permissions for an application service principal to read and write secrets

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -ServicePrincipalName 'http://payroll.contoso.com' -PermissionsToSecrets Get,Set

This command grants permissions for an application for a key vault named Contoso03Vault. The ServicePrincipalName parameter specifies the application. The application must be registered in your Microsoft Entra ID. The value of the ServicePrincipalName parameter must be either the service principal name of the application or the application ID GUID. This example specifies the service principal name http://payroll.contoso.com, and the command grants the application permissions to read and write secrets.

Example 3: Grant permissions for an application using its object ID

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -ObjectId 34595082-9346-41b6-8d6b-295a2808b8db -PermissionsToSecrets Get,Set

This command grants the application permissions to read and write secrets. This example specifies the application using the object ID of the service principal of the application.

Example 4: Grant permissions for a user principal name

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -UserPrincipalName 'PattiFuller@contoso.com' -PermissionsToSecrets Get,List,Set

This command grants get, list, and set permissions for the specified user principal name for access to secrets.

Example 5: Enable secrets to be retrieved from a key vault by the Microsoft.Compute resource provider

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso03Vault' -ResourceGroupName 'Group14' -EnabledForDeployment

This command grants the permissions for secrets to be retrieved from the Contoso03Vault key vault by the Microsoft.Compute resource provider.

Example 6: Grant permissions to a security group

PS C:\> Get-AzureRmADGroup
PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'myownvault' -ObjectId (Get-AzureRmADGroup -SearchString 'group2')[0].Id -PermissionsToKeys get, set -PermissionsToSecrets get, set

The first command uses the Get-AzureRmADGroup cmdlet to get all Active Directory groups. From the output, you see 3 groups returned, named group1, group2, and group3. Multiple groups can have the same name but always have a unique ObjectId. When more than one group that has the same name is returned, use the ObjectId in the output to identify the one you want to use. You then use the output of this command with Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy to grant permissions to group2 for your key vault, named myownvault. This example enumerates the groups named 'group2' inline in the same command line. There may be multiple groups in the returned list that are named 'group2'. This example picks the first one, indicated by index [0] in the returned list.

Example 7: Grant Azure Information Protection access to the customer-managed tenant key (BYOK)

PS C:\> Set-AzureRmKeyVaultAccessPolicy -VaultName 'Contoso04Vault' -ServicePrincipalName 00000012-0000-0000-c000-000000000000 -PermissionsToKeys decrypt,sign,get

This command authorizes Azure Information Protection to use a customer-managed key (the bring your own key, or "BYOK" scenario) as the Azure Information Protection tenant key. When you run this command, specify your own key vault name but you must specify the ServicePrincipalName parameter with the GUID 00000012-0000-0000-c000-000000000000 and specify the permissions in the example.

Parameters

-ApplicationId

For future use.

Type:Nullable<T>[Guid]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-BypassObjectIdValidation

Enables you to specify an object ID without validating that the object exists in Microsoft Entra ID. Use this parameter only if you want to grant access to your key vault to an object ID that refers to a delegated security group from another Azure tenant.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-EmailAddress

Specifies the user email address of the user to whom to grant permissions. This email address must exist in the directory associated with the current subscription and be unique.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-EnabledForDeployment

Enables the Microsoft.Compute resource provider to retrieve secrets from this key vault when this key vault is referenced in resource creation, for example when creating a virtual machine.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-EnabledForDiskEncryption

Enables the Azure disk encryption service to get secrets and unwrap keys from this key vault.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-EnabledForTemplateDeployment

Enables Azure Resource Manager to get secrets from this key vault when this key vault is referenced in a template deployment.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Key Vault Object

Type:PSKeyVaultIdentityItem
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ObjectId

Specifies the object ID of the user or service principal in Microsoft Entra ID for which to grant permissions.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PermissionsToCertificates

Specifies an array of certificate permissions to grant to a user or service principal. The acceptable values for this parameter:

  • Get
  • List
  • Delete
  • Create
  • Import
  • Update
  • Managecontacts
  • Getissuers
  • Listissuers
  • Setissuers
  • Deleteissuers
  • Manageissuers
  • Recover
  • Backup
  • Restore
  • Purge
Type:String[]
Accepted values:get, list, delete, create, import, update, managecontacts, getissuers, listissuers, setissuers, deleteissuers, manageissuers, recover, purge, backup, restore
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PermissionsToKeys

Specifies an array of key operation permissions to grant to a user or service principal. The acceptable values for this parameter:

  • Decrypt
  • Encrypt
  • UnwrapKey
  • WrapKey
  • Verify
  • Sign
  • Get
  • List
  • Update
  • Create
  • Import
  • Delete
  • Backup
  • Restore
  • Recover
  • Purge
Type:String[]
Accepted values:decrypt, encrypt, unwrapKey, wrapKey, verify, sign, get, list, update, create, import, delete, backup, restore, recover, purge
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PermissionsToSecrets

Specifies an array of secret operation permissions to grant to a user or service principal. The acceptable values for this parameter:

  • Get
  • List
  • Set
  • Delete
  • Backup
  • Restore
  • Recover
  • Purge
Type:String[]
Accepted values:get, list, set, delete, backup, restore, recover, purge
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PermissionsToStorage

Specifies managed storage account and SaS-definition operation permissions to grant to a user or service principal.

Type:String[]
Accepted values:get, list, delete, set, update, regeneratekey, getsas, listsas, deletesas, setsas, recover, backup, restore, purge
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies the name of a resource group.

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourceId

Key Vault Resource Id

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ServicePrincipalName

Specifies the service principal name of the application to which to grant permissions. Specify the application ID, also known as client ID, registered for the application in Microsoft Entra ID. The application with the service principal name that this parameter specifies must be registered in the Azure directory that contains your current subscription.

Type:String
Aliases:SPN
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UserPrincipalName

Specifies the user principal name of the user to whom to grant permissions. This user principal name must exist in the directory associated with the current subscription.

Type:String
Aliases:UPN
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VaultName

Specifies the name of a key vault. This cmdlet modifies the access policy for the key vault that this parameter specifies.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

PSKeyVaultIdentityItem

Parameters: InputObject (ByValue)

String

Outputs

PSKeyVault