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# Azure Encryption Setup

To setup transparent encryption under Azure you may set the environment variable inside your application settings within the Azure administration portal.

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As a more secure alternative you may also store your encryption key using an [Azure Key vault](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/key-vault/). To use your key vault you may set following settings in your Azure application settings

* **KeyVault:Name** is the name of your Key vault
* **AzureAd:ClientId** is the client id to access your Key vault
* **AzureAd:ClientSecret** is the client secret to access your key vault


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