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System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria
Real User
Nov 28, 2023
Easy to use, especially for retrieving keys and self-service model
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is very straightforward. It only took a few minutes."
  • "There's room for improvement in cross-platform compatibility."

What is our primary use case?

I only work with Azure Defender for Key Vault because I'm on the security team.

So, it's currently used for passwords and secrets.

What is most valuable?

It's quite easy to use. That's one very important feature.

For additional features, you can always bring your own key (BYOK) or use your own key instead of Azure Key Vault.

What needs improvement?

There's room for improvement in cross-platform compatibility.

It would be helpful if Azure Key Vault could be used with other cloud platforms besides Azure.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three to four years now. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would give it an eight out of ten for scalability. There's room for improvement in cross-platform compatibility.

It's mainly used by administrators. There are less than 12 administrators using it.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't used technical support for Azure Key Vault. However, we did use advisory services once.

We were working on a specific use case that involved blockchain technology. We wanted to know if Azure Key Vault could be used to store private keys for blockchain nodes. We spoke to Microsoft, and they were able to help us.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. It only took a few minutes.

What about the implementation team?

You can deploy it yourself. It's a self-service model. Just a single Azure administrator is enough.

What was our ROI?

We have definitely seen a return on investment from using Azure Key Vault. It has helped us to improve the security of our organization.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You don't need to pay for a license for Azure Key Vault. It is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Azure Key Vault. It is very easy to use, especially for retrieving keys and creating secrets.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Oleksandr Tymoshyk - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT Security Division at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 29, 2023
Stable product with a valuable integration feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The product’s advantageous feature is integration."
  • "It is complicated to use different services and products along with Azure Key Vault."

What is most valuable?

The product’s advantageous feature is integration.

What needs improvement?

It is complicated to use different services and products along with Azure Key Vault. There should be a single vault for virtual servers, containers, and other services. It could be universal with the possibility to use all types of technologies. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Azure Key Vault for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable as it is cloud-based.

How are customer service and support?

We have an enterprise agreement for support services. We encountered difficulties in communicating with the first-line support team.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We use other products in parallel, including ARIS, AWS, HashiCorp, etc.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Director at Lucid Spare
Real User
Mar 27, 2024
Centralized and secure storage
Pros and Cons
  • "The centralized storage and secure storage are features we like."
  • "Many times, the first round of support itself will fail, and they will bring some more competent people in the subsequent support. So it gets into a hierarchical mode. By then, we will lose a good amount of time. The technical support needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

Azure Key Vault is used to store the encrypted keys. It can be used from the application side or the device side.

What is most valuable?

The centralized storage and secure storage are features we like. We don't find many effective solutions where we can securely store the encryption keys. So that is essentially, that is what we appreciate.

What needs improvement?

Many times, the first round of support itself will fail, and they will bring some more competent people in the subsequent support. By then, we will lose some good amount of time. The technical support needs improvement. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Key Vault for eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is highly scalable, you can scale up to any level. Our direct clients are small to medium businesses, but we also have large indirect clients, such as Microsoft in the US.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes two weeks. I would rate the initial setup a ten out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Krishnanunni M - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at a wellness & fitness company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Mar 18, 2024
Affordable, easy to maintain, and offers decent integration
Pros and Cons
  • "Considering the features provided by the product, I would say that the solution is available at a good price point."
  • "If the region where the Azure Key Vault data center is hosted goes down, it would be a cumbersome task since our company will have to come up with a different Azure Key Vault and migrate all the secrets or keys into it."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company to store secrets and certificates.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution in our company stems from the fact that it is easy to integrate with our codes. The support and SLAs provided by Microsoft for Azure Key Vault are good. The aforementioned areas consist of some of the basic advantages of Azure Key Vault. Azure Key Vault is nice to store the secrets of in a concealed manner.

What needs improvement?

One of the drawbacks I think is the single-point failure of our products. If the region where the Azure Key Vault data center is hosted goes down, it would be a cumbersome task since our company will have to come up with a different Azure Key Vault and migrate all the secrets or keys into it. Basically, improvements are required in the product to deal with disaster scenarios. Maybe there are some ways to deal with the solution's issues about which our company might not have researched thoroughly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Key Vault for 2-3 years. My company is a customer of Microsoft.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight to nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution as seven out of ten.

Around 500 people in my company use the product.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

The PoC phase of Microsoft Defender is in the pipeline.

How was the initial setup?

I rate the product's initial setup process as an eight on a scale of one to ten, where ten means it is a very easy phase.

I have not faced any issues during the product's installation and configuration processes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Considering the features provided by the product, I would say that the solution is available at a good price point.

The payment is made as a whole for all the Microsoft products used in our companies. I don't remember the exact price of Azure Key Vault. The product is affordable, in my opinion.

What other advice do I have?

The most beneficial component related to cryptographic graphic key management stems from the auto-rotation functionality.

The product comes with two types of access policies. The tool provides a conventional policy and Azure RBAC. My company mostly, you say, the conventional access policy and it has been working great so far.

The product plays a crucial role in our company's security strategy.

The product is easy to maintain.

The product helps ensure compliance with our industry regulations since it meets most of the auditing and compliance rules. It is a secure solution that needs to have most of the policies and compliance rules. I would say that Azure Key Vault is a good solution, considering the security part.

I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Deepak Kumar Software - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President at Rishabh Software
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Jan 10, 2024
Has excellent performance and helps to store secrets
Pros and Cons
  • "Azure Key Vault's performance is excellent. It makes infrastructure management easier."
  • "The solution needs to improve reliability and protection."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for a lending platform in the BFSI domain. It helps to store secrets. 

What is most valuable?

Azure Key Vault's performance is excellent. It makes infrastructure management easier. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to improve reliability and protection. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure Key Vault is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft's support is good. 

How was the initial setup?

The tool's deployment is straightforward. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Azure Key Vault is expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Senior Software Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Dec 9, 2023
Secures DevOps processes and stores secrets
Pros and Cons
  • "The integration with other Azure services is one of the standout features for me. It allows us to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault seamlessly without direct interaction.Additionally, the ability to easily mark secrets for expiration and receive notifications is invaluable."
  • "One area for improvement is the notification system for secret expiration. It would be beneficial if the service could handle this more autonomously, eliminating the need for additional integrations."

What is our primary use case?

I primarily use the solution to secure our DevOps processes and store all the essential secrets for our project's services.

What is most valuable?

The integration with other Azure services is one of the standout features for me. It allows us to use secrets from the Azure Key Vault seamlessly without direct interaction.Additionally, the ability to easily mark secrets for expiration and receive notifications is invaluable.

What needs improvement?

One area for improvement is the notification system for secret expiration. It would be beneficial if the service could handle this more autonomously, eliminating the need for additional integrations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Key Vault for about three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution's stability a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate Azure Key Vault's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has more than 50 users. We use it daily. 

How was the initial setup?

I rate the tool's deployment an eight out of ten. It takes less than a minute to complete. You need two resources to handle it; no maintenance is involved since it is a managed service. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the tool an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Srinivas Reddy Katta - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at IdeaBytes
Real User
Nov 12, 2023
An affordable solution that can be used to store security credentials, which only authorized users can access
Pros and Cons
  • "Azure Key Vault allows only identified users to get the credentials and rotates the keys automatically."
  • "The solution's usage can be a little better from the user interface point of view."

What is our primary use case?

Users can store all the security credentials in Azure Key Vault, which only authorized users can access.

What is most valuable?

Azure Key Vault allows only identified users to get the credentials and rotates the keys automatically.

What needs improvement?

The solution's usage can be a little better from the user interface point of view. Azure Key Vault is a little complex from the usage point of view, and users should be able to use it in a much simpler way.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Key Vault for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Azure Key Vault is a highly stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Azure Key Vault is a highly scalable solution. Our clients for Azure Key Vault are mostly medium-sized businesses.

I rate Azure Key Vault an eight or nine out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

Azure Key Vault’s technical support is very good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

I rate Azure Key Vault a four or five out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

What about the implementation team?

Azure Key Vault's deployment doesn't take much time and can be done in a few minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Azure Key Vault is an affordable solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Azure Key Vault's pricing a three out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I am working with the latest version of Azure Key Vault. I would recommend Azure Key Vault to other users because it is scaling up and getting better than other cloud solutions.

Overall, I rate Azure Key Vault an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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MICHEL RACT-MUGNEROT - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal business manager at La Mairic
Real User
Top 20
Oct 29, 2023
A centralized and highly secure solution for managing cryptographic keys and certificates while offering seamless integration with Azure services
Pros and Cons
  • "It provides a secure and centralized location for managing and protecting sensitive information, making it an essential component for enhancing the security."
  • "While it is reliable, enhancing security and protection should always be the priority."

What is our primary use case?

We use it to secure passwords and conceal various types of information within documents and data.

What is most valuable?

It provides a secure and centralized location for managing and protecting sensitive information, making it an essential component for enhancing the security.

What needs improvement?

While it is reliable, enhancing security and protection should always be the priority.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate its stability capabilities ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability depends on the availability mechanisms established at the data center level, specifically through the use of availability zone regions.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have been using Cisco Secure and CyberArk. It's not a simple switch; rather, we encountered specific situations that necessitated the use of Key Vault.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

It takes about an hour or less to complete the deployment internally with our in-house team.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise to construct the global scenario in alignment with their specific requirements. Overall, I would rate it ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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