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In Microsoft Azure Key Vault, check for any secrets that are about to expire and rotate them by creating a new version of these secrets.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Operational Maturity, Security

Compliance Standards

NIST, GDPR, ISO27001

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate secrets that are about to expire and need rotation in Azure using the Azure console, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/).
  2. Navigate to the Azure Key Vault where the secrets are stored.
  3. Select the secret that needs to be rotated.
  4. Click on the “Current Version” tab.
  5. Click on the “Generate/Import” button.
  6. Enter the new secret value and click on “Create”.
  7. Click on the “Save” button to save the new secret value.
  8. Click on the “Versions” tab.
  9. Select the previous version of the secret and click on “Disable”.
  10. Click on the “Save” button to disable the previous version of the secret.

By following these steps, you have successfully rotated the secret and disabled the previous version of the secret in Azure.

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