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Hello,
I would like to create a dynamic web activity post request.
The api I'm reaching requires both basic authentication and an SSL certificate.
I'm able to put the basic authentication in the headers and attach the SSL certificate but I have to manually upload the certificate.
I would like to create a web activity I can parameterize and will use the specific SSL certificate based off the parameters I provide.
Is there a way I can accomplish this without manually having to upload the SSL certificate each time per customer?
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I have not had to use this before so take with a pinch of salt, but if you store your certs in Azure Key Vault, you can parameterize the name of the key you are looking for. Then you just use that parameter to change the key that is selected.
Hi John,
Where can I find examples on how to set this up?
IThis is what I'm currently doing:
2) I reference the Key in the secrets.
3) Certificate Key is referenced in web activity:
Hi Courtney,
Assuming you store the key/cert name in a variable (e.g. you have an activity that decides which key and cert you need to use (You can also use the output of an activity, eg a lookup).
When you click on the "Azure Key Vault" checkbox, it will pop up details on the key vault and secret you want to use.
If you click into the "Secret Name *" box, it will give you an option to "Add Dynamic Content" via a link under the text box.
Click on that link, and you can select your variable with the name of the secret you want to use.
Thanks John.
What I'm struggling with now is how to set up a secret for a .pfx key in the key vault and then referencing it in ADF.
3) The I reference the Key vault and pass the secret name in the linked service (In your image above)
4) Then the next part I'm not sure
In the web activity how would I reference the key vault name and secret in the certificate credentials?
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You do not need to upload the certificate twice. Upload it under the certificates section, or upload it under the secrets section, but not both.
You may want to put the passwords in the secrets section, though.
In ADF you can reference the passwords just like the certificates. I do not think there is a need to use Web Activity to get the values. Instead you can parameterize the key vault reference like picture below.
Does this help @Courtney Haedke
Hi Martin,
I need to use the webactivity to generate the post request to the API I'm trying to reach. The API requires basic authentication and a SSL Certificate.
Right now I manually upload the certificate and hardcode the password. I would like to use the key vault but I don't know how to reference the SSL certificate in the Key vault from the web activity. 