Microsoft Azure Key Vault with Liferay DB

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;"

Additional Information

• Please find the documentation on the following link: Use Azure Key Vault authentication with Managed Identities