Secret loading fails in Azure Data Factory Linked Services when I try to use Azure Key vault.

Michael Berry 0 Reputation points
2025-01-14T10:30:31.0766667+00:00

I am trying to allow ADF linked services to use the key vault but I am receiving the error below.

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I have set the ADF linked service as per below. You can also see I have tried many RBAC roles to try and get it to work.

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Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault
An Azure service that is used to manage and protect cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services.
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An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
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  1. Raja Pothuraju 11,520 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-01-15T01:57:45.83+00:00

    Hello @Michael Berry,

    I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this! Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others ", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to "Accept " the answer.

    Issue: Secret loading fails in Azure Data Factory Linked Services when I try to use Azure Key vault.

    Solution: Resolved by @Michael Berry.

    Allow trusted Microsoft services to bypass this firewall fixed the problem. User's image

    If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.

    Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution.

    Thanks,
    Raja Pothuraju.

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