azure-keyvault-secretstore

Storing secrets in KeyVault 🔐 and using them in Azure Function ⚡️ without writing boilerplate each time

• Install
• Usage
• API
  • SecretStore
    • SecretStore.secrets
    • SecretStore.isUpdating
    • new SecretStore(keyVaultUrl, createKeyVaultClientFn)
    • secretStore.add(secretName)
    • secretStore.age()
    • secretStore.refresh()
    • secretStore.get(secretName)
  • getKeyVaultClient(options)
    • options.clientId
    • options.clientSecret
    • options.tenantId
    • options.msiEndpoint
  • createKeyVaultClient()
• License

Install

First get the module installed in your Function App by adding it to your package.json

npm install azure-keyvault-secretstore

Usage

Quick example how to use this in a Function App with MSI enabled:

const { SecretStore, createKeyVaultClient } = require('azure-keyvault-secretstore')
 
const secretStore = new SecretStore('https://customvault123.vault.azure.net', createKeyVaultClient)
secretStore.add('secret-one').add('another-secret').add('same-name-as-in-keyvault')
secretStore.refresh() // initial refresh
.then(/* ... bootstrap databases etc using the secrets using secretStore.get('secret-one').value */)
module.exports = (context, req) => {
  if (secretStore.age() > 60*60) secretStore.refresh() // update secrets (async) once per hour - depending on function call frequency
  console.log(`secret-one has a value of "${secretStore.get('secret-one').value}" and was last updated ${Date.now() - secretStore.get('secret-one').updated} seconds ago`)
}

API

The module returns an object containing multiple functions. The functions are specified below.

All methods are promise-friendly

SecretStore

SecretStore.secrets

Type: Array

Exposes the internal array of all secrets.

SecretStore.isUpdating

Type: Boolean

Is true if there is a refresh() in progress.

new SecretStore(keyVaultUrl, createKeyVaultClientFn)

Create a new SecretStore instance. Specify the URL endpoint of the KeyVault and a function that will (eventually) return a valid azure-keyvault client. See below for ways to get a client.

keyVaultUrl

Type: string

URL endpoint of an Azure KeyVault e.g. https://myvault.vault.azure.net

createKeyVaultClientFn

Type: function

A function that will either return a valid client or a Promise that resolves to one.

secretStore.add(secretName)

Add a secret to the store that should be fetched from the KeyVault. Returns the instance itself so the method can be chained.

secretName

Type: string

Same name that the secret has in the vault.

secretStore.age()

Returns the number of seconds since the store has been refreshed.

secretStore.refresh()

Fetch the current values for all secrets added to the store from KeyVault. Returns a Promise resolving to the updated SecretStore instance.

This method will Promise.reject if any of the added secrets can not be fetched from KeyVault. The resulting error message is a transparent message from the azure-keyvault library:

{
  "statusCode": 404,
  "request": {...},
  "response": {...},
  "code": "SecretNotFound",
  "body": {
    "error": {
      "code": "SecretNotFound",
      "message": "Secret not found: another-secret"
    }
  }
}

secretStore.get(secretName)

Fetch the contents of a specific secret.

secretName

Type: string

Same name as previously used during .add()

return

Will return an object containing:

{
  name: 'secretName',
  value: 'supersecret',
  updated: '2010-10-20T20:10:00.123Z'
}

if refresh() has not been called the secrets will default to

{
  name: 'secretName',
  value: null,
  updated: '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
}

getKeyVaultClient(options)

Get a valid KeyVaultClient to be used in SecretStore constructor. Supply authentication options via options argument. Either need a valid msiEndpoint in case MSI is activated or Service Principal credentials. Returns a Promise resolving to a client.

options.clientId

Type: string

Service Principal ID that has access to the KeyVault.

options.clientSecret

Type: string

Service Principal Secret that has access to the KeyVault.

options.tenantId

Type: string

Azure AD tenant where KeyVault and SP are hosted.

options.msiEndpoint

Type: string

The Managed Service Identity endpoint for your function. Usually available via process.env.MSI_ENDPOINT after activating MSI.

createKeyVaultClient()

A bootstrapped version of getKeyVaultClient() that reads some default environment variables and uses those to create a valid client. This works off the shelf if MSI is activated, otherwise Service Principal credentials have to be exposed to the process.

process.env['CLIENT_ID'] // -> options.clientId
process.env['CLIENT_SECRET'] // -> options.clientSecret
process.env['TENANT_ID'] // -> options.tenantId
process.env['MSI_ENDPOINT'] // -> options.msiEndpoint

License

MIT by Andreas Offenhaeuser