How can I easily access KeyVault with my .Net Maui mobile app?

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How can I easily access KeyVault with my .Net Maui mobile app?

Ernest Riggen 0

I have created a .Net Maui mobile app and have utilized the Azure backends for database access via FunctionApps. And would like to use the KeyVault as well which I already do from my FunctionApps. But authentication is tricky at best and sometimes times out and sometimes works using default azure credentials (but with much too long delays).

There must be a way to do this without introducing another service (Entra). I would be providing new app users with their personal userID and password.

Thanks for your help.

Alfredo Revilla - Upwork Top Talent | IAM SWE SWA 27,521 Reputation points Moderator

2023-11-29T04:38:07.7433333+00:00

Hello @Ernest Riggen , my understanding is that you want to implement your own authentication layer and not to use Entra ID due to timeouts. Is that correct?
Ernest Riggen 0 Reputation points

2023-11-29T13:36:03.41+00:00

Yes -- I think that is a good explanation. I WAS accessing KeyVault directly from my mobile app and it would work but not always. And when it did work it took far too long to authenticate. I first looked for a better faster way to authenticate but it was getting too complicated for me.

I have since created a new function within my FunctionApp and now I make a call to that function which then accessing KeyVault from there.

I suspect I should have designed it that way from the beginning. But Azure is all new to me and I am learning.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Ernest.

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Alfredo Revilla - Upwork Top Talent | IAM SWE SWA 27,521 Reputation points Moderator

2023-11-29T04:38:07.7433333+00:00

Hello @Ernest Riggen , my understanding is that you want to implement your own authentication layer and not to use Entra ID due to timeouts. Is that correct?
Ernest Riggen 0 Reputation points

2023-11-29T13:36:03.41+00:00

Yes -- I think that is a good explanation. I WAS accessing KeyVault directly from my mobile app and it would work but not always. And when it did work it took far too long to authenticate. I first looked for a better faster way to authenticate but it was getting too complicated for me.

I have since created a new function within my FunctionApp and now I make a call to that function which then accessing KeyVault from there.

I suspect I should have designed it that way from the beginning. But Azure is all new to me and I am learning.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Ernest.

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