Data encryption for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with Azure CLI
APPLIES TO: 
Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
This tutorial shows you how to set up and manage data encryption for Azure Database for MySQL flexible server using Azure CLI.
In this tutorial, you learn how to:
- Create an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance with data encryption
- Update an existing Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance with data encryption
- Using an Azure Resource Manager template to enable data encryption
Prerequisites
An Azure account with an active subscription.
If you don't have an Azure subscription, create an Azure free account before you begin.
Note
With an Azure free account, you can now try Azure Database for MySQL flexible server for free for 12 months. For more information, see Try Azure Database for MySQL flexible server for free.
Install or upgrade Azure CLI to the latest version. See Install Azure CLI.
Sign in to Azure account using the az login command. Note the ID property, which refers to the Subscription ID for your Azure account:
az login
- If you have multiple subscriptions, choose the appropriate subscription in which you want to create the server using the az account set command:
az account set --subscription \<subscription id\>
- In Azure Key Vault, create a key vault and a key. The key vault must have the following properties to use as a customer-managed key:
az resource update --id $(az keyvault show --name \ \<key\_vault\_name\> -o tsv | awk '{print $1}') --set \ properties.enableSoftDelete=true
az keyvault update --name \<key\_vault\_name\> --resource-group \<resource\_group\_name\> --enable-purge-protection true
Retention days set to 90 days:
az keyvault update --name \<key\_vault\_name\> --resource-group \<resource\_group\_name\> --retention-days 90
The key must have the following attributes to use as a customer-managed key:
- No expiration dates
- Not disabled
- Perform List , Get , Wrap , Unwrap operations
- recoverylevel attribute set to Recoverable (this requires soft-delete enabled with retention period set to 90 days)
- Purge protection enabled
You can verify the above attributes of the key by using the following command:
az keyvault key show --vault-name \<key\_vault\_name\> -n \<key\_name\>
Update an existing Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance with data encryption
Set or change key and identity for data encryption:
az mysql flexible-server update --resource-group testGroup --name testserver \\ --key \<key identifier of newKey\> --identity newIdentity
Disable data encryption for Azure Database for MySQL flexible server:
az mysql flexible-server update --resource-group testGroup --name testserver --disable-data-encryption
Create an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance with geo redundant backup and data encryption enabled
az mysql flexible-server create -g testGroup -n testServer --location testLocation \\
--geo-redundant-backup Enabled \\
--key <key identifier of testKey> --identity testIdentity \\
--backup-key <key identifier of testBackupKey> --backup-identity testBackupIdentity
Set or change key, identity, backup key and backup identity for data encryption with geo redundant backup:
az mysql flexible-server update --resource-group testGroup --name testserver \\ --key \<key identifier of newKey\> --identity newIdentity \\ --backup-key \<key identifier of newBackupKey\> --backup-identity newBackupIdentity
Use an Azure Resource Manager template to enable data encryption
The params identityUri and primaryKeyUri are the resource ID of the user managed identity and the user managed key, respectively.
"$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"administratorLogin": {
"type": "string"
},
"administratorLoginPassword": {
"type": "securestring"
},
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"serverName": {
"type": "string"
},
"serverEdition": {
"type": "string"
},
"vCores": {
"type": "int",
"defaultValue": 4
},
"storageSizeGB": {
"type": "int"
},
"haEnabled": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "Disabled"
},
"availabilityZone": {
"type": "string"
},
"standbyAvailabilityZone": {
"type": "string"
},
"version": {
"type": "string"
},
"tags": {
"type": "object",
"defaultValue": {}
},
"backupRetentionDays": {
"type": "int"
},
"geoRedundantBackup": {
"type": "string"
},
"vmName": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "Standard_B1ms"
},
"storageIops": {
"type": "int"
},
"storageAutogrow": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "Enabled"
},
"autoIoScaling": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "Disabled"
},
"vnetData": {
"type": "object",
"metadata": {
"description": "Vnet data is an object which contains all parameters pertaining to vnet and subnet"
},
"defaultValue": {
"virtualNetworkName": "testVnet",
"subnetName": "testSubnet",
"virtualNetworkAddressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16",
"virtualNetworkResourceGroupName": "[resourceGroup().name]",
"location": "eastus2",
"subscriptionId": "[subscription().subscriptionId]",
"subnetProperties": {},
"isNewVnet": false,
"subnetNeedsUpdate": false,
"Network": {}
}
},
"identityUri": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "The resource ID of the identity used for data encryption"
}
},
"primaryKeyUri": {
"type": "string",
"metadata": {
"description": "The resource ID of the key used for data encryption"
}
}
},
"variables": {
"api": "2021-05-01",
"identityData": "[if(empty(parameters('identityUri')), json('null'), createObject('type', 'UserAssigned', 'UserAssignedIdentities', createObject(parameters('identityUri'), createObject())))]",
"dataEncryptionData": "[if(or(empty(parameters('identityUri')), empty(parameters('primaryKeyUri'))), json('null'), createObject('type', 'AzureKeyVault', 'primaryUserAssignedIdentityId', parameters('identityUri'), 'primaryKeyUri', parameters('primaryKeyUri')))]"
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "[variables('api')]",
"location": "[parameters('location')]",
"name": "[parameters('serverName')]",
"identity": "[variables('identityData')]",
"properties": {
"version": "[parameters('version')]",
"administratorLogin": "[parameters('administratorLogin')]",
"administratorLoginPassword": "[parameters('administratorLoginPassword')]",
"Network": "[if(empty(parameters('vnetData').Network), json('null'), parameters('vnetData').Network)]",
"Storage": {
"StorageSizeGB": "[parameters('storageSizeGB')]",
"Iops": "[parameters('storageIops')]",
"Autogrow": "[parameters('storageAutogrow')]",
"AutoIoScaling": "[parameters('autoIoScaling')]"
},
"Backup": {
"backupRetentionDays": "[parameters('backupRetentionDays')]",
"geoRedundantBackup": "[parameters('geoRedundantBackup')]"
},
"availabilityZone": "[parameters('availabilityZone')]",
"highAvailability": {
"mode": "[parameters('haEnabled')]",
"standbyAvailabilityZone": "[parameters('standbyAvailabilityZone')]"
},
"dataEncryption": "[variables('dataEncryptionData')]"
},
"sku": {
"name": "[parameters('vmName')]",
"tier": "[parameters('serverEdition')]",
"capacity": "[parameters('vCores')]"
},
"tags": "[parameters('tags')]",
"type": "Microsoft.DBforMySQL/flexibleServers"
}
]
}
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