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willparker1
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1 year ago
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Azure Key Vault References

Hi   Anyone tried using the new Azure Key Vault references feature?   I think it was part of the Q1 2025 feature drop but looks only partially implemented to me.   We now have a new tab under "...
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    v-csrikanth
    1 year ago

    Hi onerbreno 

    If your Fabric notebook isn't fetching secrets with mssparkutils.credentials.getSecret(), here are a few troubleshooting stesps to look out for:

    • Make sure your Fabric workspace's managed identity has both the Key Vault Reader and Key Vault Secrets User roles assigned in Azure Key Vault's "Access Control (IAM)".
    • Verify the Key Vault name and secret name in your code — they are case-sensitive. Even minor typos can cause silent failures.
    • Check that the secret is active — not disabled or expired.
    • If your Key Vault uses private endpoints or has public access fully disabled, Fabric won’t be able to reach it. Fabric currently doesn’t support connecting to Key Vaults through private endpoints.
    • This code will only work inside a Fabric notebook — it won’t function in an external IDE or local script.
    • To confirm which identity your notebook is using to call the Key Vault, run:
              from notebookutils import mssparkutils
              print(mssparkutils.credentials.getIdentityName()
      Let me know if you need help checking any of these or interpreting what you find!

    Note:For refrence check the below link for supported connectors and authentication types.
    Azure Key Vault Reference overview (Preview) - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

    FYI 

    If the above information is helpful, please give us Kudos and mark the response as Accepted as solution.
    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _ C Srikanth.

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v-csrikanth
Community Support
1 year ago

Hi willparker1
The current partial implementation and limitations, the best approach to use Azure Key Vault references in Microsoft Fabric is:

  • For integrating Azure Key Vault with Microsoft Fabric is to use mssparkutils in Fabric notebooks with a service account for authentication.

  • Use Azure Key Vault references primarily with Azure Blob Storage connections, where native UI support exists to select and inject secrets securely.

  • For ArcGIS and Power BI scenarios, use Fabric notebooks to preprocess data with Key Vault secrets, then connect Power BI to the processed data, ensuring the latest Power BI Desktop version for compatibility. 

 

If the above information helps you, please give us a Kudos and marked the Accept as a solution.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ C Srikanth.

 

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Anonymous
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1 year ago

Hi Support

 

Thanks for the response.

 

One follow on query - you mentioned mssparkutils. I understood this was demised for Fabric in favour of notebookutils? Certainly mssaprkutils unavailable for Python scripts.

 

Appreciate any advice.

 

Kind Regards

Will