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Key Vault Secrets UserAzure built-in role

Read secret contents. Only works for key vaults that use the 'Azure role-based access control' permission model.

Role ID4633458b-17de-408a-b874-0445c86b69e6
CategorySecurity
Actions0
Data actions2

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 2 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

No control-plane actions.

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/secrets/getSecret/actionGets the value of a secret.
Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/secrets/readMetadata/actionList or view the properties of a secret, but not its value.

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Key Vault Secrets User" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Key Vault Secrets User" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '4633458b-17de-408a-b874-0445c86b69e6')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '4633458b-17de-408a-b874-0445c86b69e6')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "4633458b-17de-408a-b874-0445c86b69e6"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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