azure key vault backup Query

MOHIT MANOJBHAI RAJAI 20 Reputation points
2023-03-10T07:21:54.0233333+00:00

Hello Team,

One more Query related to Azure. If we Download the Backup of all the Keys and Trying to import it to another Key valut or tanent then it decrypt all those keys or accept it?

Thank you in advance

Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault
An Azure service that is used to manage and protect cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services.
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  1. LiJia Liu 170 Reputation points MVP
    2023-03-14T02:41:01.4433333+00:00
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  2. JamesTran-MSFT 36,461 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2023-03-20T20:38:49.6133333+00:00

    @MOHIT MANOJBHAI RAJAI

    Thank you for your post and I apologize for the delayed response!

    When it comes to downloading a backup of your Key Vault objects such as secrets, keys, or certificates, the backup operation will download the objects as an encrypted blob. In order to get usable data from this blob, you must restore the blob into a Key Vault within the same Azure subscription and Azure geography.

    If you're trying to import this encrypted blob to another Azure AD tenant's Key Vault - since you'll need to restore the blob into a Key Vault within the same Azure Subscription. You'll also need to move the same subscription used to deploy the original Key Vault to this new tenant. For more info - Design considerations.

    I've also reached out to our Key Vault engineering team so they can look into this issue as well and will update as soon as possible.


    If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thank you for your time and patience throughout this issue.