{"id":71132,"date":"2025-10-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/?p=71132"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:28:29","slug":"secret-management-azure-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Secret Management PowerShell Module with Azure Key Vault and Azure Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6901f9638eda7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6901f9638eda7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/#Use_Secret_Management_to_Store_and_Manage_Secrets_Needed_by_Azure_Automation_Runbooks\" >Use Secret Management to Store and Manage Secrets Needed by Azure Automation Runbooks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/#Installing_the_Secret_Management_Module\" >Installing the Secret Management Module<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/#Registering_Azure_Key_Vault_with_Secret_Management\" >Registering Azure Key Vault with Secret Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/#Fetching_and_Using_Secrets_in_an_Azure_Automation_Runbook\" >Fetching and Using Secrets in an Azure Automation Runbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/#Secret_Management_is_an_Alternative_to_Credential_Resources\" >Secret Management is an Alternative to Credential Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Secret_Management_to_Store_and_Manage_Secrets_Needed_by_Azure_Automation_Runbooks\"><\/span>Use Secret Management to Store and Manage Secrets Needed by Azure Automation Runbooks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Storing hard-coded account credentials in PowerShell scripts is a big security no-no. Previously, I\u2019ve discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2022\/08\/15\/azure-key-vault-powershell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using Azure Key Vault to store passwords and other credentials<\/a> that might be needed by PowerShell scripts or Azure Automation runbooks. Another method that I\u2019ve used with runbooks is to store the credentials as an automation account resource, most recently when using <a href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/08\/12\/connect-ippssession-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <em>Connect-IPPSSession<\/em> cmdlet to update a Microsoft 365 retention policy<\/a>. Unhappily, the security and compliance cmdlets don\u2019t currently support managed identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/automation\/shared-resources\/credentials?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storing credential objects<\/a> is the easiest way to make credentials available to an automation account, I would prefer to avoid duplication by using Azure Key Vault everywhere. This decision this brought me to the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/utility-modules\/secretmanagement\/overview?view=ps-modules&amp;WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Management PowerShell module<\/a>. Essentially, the module supports an easy-to-use connection to Azure Key Vault (and other repositories) to access secrets stored in the vault, like usernames and passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing_the_Secret_Management_Module\"><\/span>Installing the Secret Management Module<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, install the Secret Management module from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powershellgallery.com\/packages\/Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement\/1.1.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PowerShell gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"powershell\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">Install-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.SecretManagement -Repository PSGallery -Force -Scope AllUsers<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to make the module available in any Azure Automation runtime environments where runbooks will use the module to fetch secrets. The module only supports PowerShell core, so I tested runbooks with a <a href=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/08\/29\/custom-runtime-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custom PowerShell 7.4 runtime environment<\/a>. I also used V3.9 of the Exchange Online management module and V6.3 of the Az.Accounts module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registering_Azure_Key_Vault_with_Secret_Management\"><\/span>Registering Azure Key Vault with Secret Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can fetch any secrets from a vault, you must register the vault for the current session. The Secret Management module supports access to Azure Key Vault through one of its default extensions, but first a connection is needed an Azure account that\u2019s linked to a subscription. Interactively, you\u2019d do something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"powershell\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">Connect-AzAccount -Subscription 25429342-a1a5-4427-9e2d-551840f2ad25<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In an Azure automation runbook, you can use a managed identity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"powershell\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">Connect-AzAccount -Identity<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, the secrets I need to use are stored in an Azure Key Vault called \u201cOffice365ITPros.\u201d To access Azure Key Vault, the signed-in account must have permission to the target vault granted via a <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/key-vault\/general\/assign-access-policy?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legacy access policy<\/a> or an <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/key-vault\/general\/rbac-access-policy?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appropriate Azure RBAC role<\/a>. This requirement also applies to the automation account used to execute runbooks, where permission is granted to the automation account\u2019s service principal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the necessary access, I can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.powershell.secretmanagement\/register-secretvault?view=ps-modules&amp;WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Register-SecretVault<\/em> cmdlet<\/a> to connect to Azure Key Vault for the current session as follows. The call to the <em>Get-SecretVault<\/em> cmdlet is to confirm that the registration worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"powershell\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">$parameters = @{\n    Name = 'Azure'\n    ModuleName = 'Az.KeyVault'\n    VaultParameters = @{\n        AZKVaultName = \u2018Office365ITPros'\n        SubscriptionId = (Get-AzContext).Subscription.Id\n    }\n    DefaultVault = $true\n}\nRegister-SecretVault @parameters\n\nGet-SecretVault\nName  ModuleName  IsDefaultVault\n----  ----------  --------------\nAzure Az.KeyVault True\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fetching_and_Using_Secrets_in_an_Azure_Automation_Runbook\"><\/span>Fetching and Using Secrets in an Azure Automation Runbook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a vault is properly registered, the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.powershell.secretmanagement\/get-secret?view=ps-modules&amp;WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-9501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Get-Secret<\/em> cmdlet<\/a> can fetch secrets from the target vault. We need to combine the secrets holding the username and password for an Exchange Online administrator account into a credentials object. The object can then be used with the <em>Connect-ExchangeOnline<\/em> and <em>Connect-IPPSSession<\/em> cmdlets to connect to Exchange Online and the compliance endpoint before running the cmdlets necessary to complete whatever task is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This example shows how to list the sensitivity labels defined in the tenant after making all the necessary connections and registrations. The full code is listed below. Figure 1 shows the output from the Azure automation test pane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"powershell\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">Connect-AzAccount -Identity\n\n$parameters = @{\n    Name = 'Azure'\n    ModuleName = 'Az.KeyVault'\n    VaultParameters = @{\n        AZKVaultName = 'Office365ITPros'\n        SubscriptionId = (Get-AzContext).Subscription.Id\n    }\n    DefaultVault = $true\n}\nRegister-SecretVault @parameters\nGet-SecretVault\n\n$UserName = Get-Secret -Name ExoAccountName -AsPlainText -Vault Azure\n$Password = Get-Secret -Name ExoAccountPassword -Vault Azure\n\n$Credentials = New-Object 'Management.Automation.PsCredential' $UserName, $Password\n\nConnect-ExchangeOnline -Credential $Credentials -DisableWAM\nConnect-IPPSSession -Credential $Credentials\nGet-Label | Format-Table ImmutableId, DisplayName\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"509\" data-attachment-id=\"71137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2025\/10\/16\/secret-management-azure-automation\/secret-management-azure-key-vault\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?fit=1863%2C1128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1863,1128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Secret Management Azure Key Vault\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?fit=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?fit=840%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=840%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An Azure Automation runbook authenticates using secrets fetched from Azure Key Vault.\n\nSecret management.\" class=\"wp-image-71137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=1024%2C620&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=768%2C465&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=1536%2C930&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?resize=1200%2C727&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?w=1863&amp;ssl=1 1863w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-Azure-Key-Vault.jpg?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1: An Azure Automation runbook authenticates using secrets fetched from Azure Key Vault<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secret_Management_is_an_Alternative_to_Credential_Resources\"><\/span>Secret Management is an Alternative to Credential Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that storing credential objects as Azure Automation resources is the easiest way to manage credentials used with runbooks. However, the credential objects are associated with individual automation accounts and not shared elsewhere. Putting credentials in Azure Key Vault and accessing those credentials using the Secret Management module isn\u2019t much harder, and those credentials are available to any user or service principal that\u2019s allowed access to the key vault. You pay your money and make your choice\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help to write and manage PowerShell scripts for Microsoft 365, including Azure Automation runbooks? Get a copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/o365itpros.gumroad.com\/l\/M365PS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook<\/a>, available standalone or as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/gum.co\/O365IT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office 365 for IT Pros eBook<\/a> bundle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you can&#8217;t use managed identities, credential resources are a way to manage username and password credentials for Azure Automation runbooks. The Secret Management module is an alternative, and it\u2019s a good option to manage credentials that are shared between interactive scripts and automation runbooks. This article describes how to use the Secret Management PowerShell module to fetch credentials stored in Azure Key Vault for use in an automation runbook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[496892716,496892313],"tags":[496894534,496894453,496894425,496892316,496896091],"class_list":["post-71132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-azure","category-powershell","tag-azure-automation","tag-azure-key-vault","tag-credentials","tag-powershell","tag-secret-management"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/office365itpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Secret-Management-for-Azure-Automation.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa9OTa-ivi","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56514,"url":"https:\/\/office365itpros.com\/2022\/08\/15\/azure-key-vault-powershell\/","url_meta":{"origin":71132,"position":0},"title":"Using Azure Key Vault with Microsoft 365 PowerShell","author":"Tony Redmond","date":"August 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A previous article explains how to use an Azure Automation runbook to write information to a SharePoint Online site and Teams channel. 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