Stop Storing Secrets in appsettings.json! Use Azure Key Vault Instead

Want to master Clean Architecture? Go here: https://bit.ly/3PupkOJ Want to unlock Modular Monoliths? Go here: https://bit.ly/3SXlzSt Learn how to secure your .NET application secrets using Azure Key Vault—from creating your first vault to integrating it cleanly inside an ASP.NET Core application. In this video, I walk you through everything you need to know to get started: What you’ll learn • How to create an Azure Key Vault • Which RBAC roles you actually need (and why) • How to store secrets with proper versioning • How to authenticate with DefaultAzureCredential • How to fetch secrets directly from Key Vault using the SDK • How to plug Key Vault into ASP.NET Core’s configuration system • How to resolve connection strings and options from Key Vault • How to remove secrets from appsettings.json entirely By the end, you’ll have a clean setup for managing sensitive configuration securely—exactly how I structure real production apps. Check out my courses: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/courses Read my Blog here: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog Join my weekly .NET newsletter: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech Chapters