How to use variable groups in Azure DevOps

In a previous post looking at how to use Azure Key Vault to store secrets for a DevOps pipeline, we touched on variable groups and how they can be used. In this post, we’re going to dive a bit deeper into what a variable group is, how you can create one and how you can link variable groups into your build pipeline. Want to secure your Azure DevOps application secrets in Key Vault?...

March 12, 2019 · 4 min

How to store Azure DevOps secrets in Azure Key Vault

Often when creating an Azure DevOps continuous integration/deployment pipeline there’s a need to store and use app secrets, such as client keys. While you can store secrets within Azure DevOps variable groups, an alternative approach is to use Azure Key Vault instead. Want to secure your Azure DevOps application secrets in Key Vault? Find out how in our short e-book guide on Amazon By using Azure Key Vault you get the same enhanced data protection that your other cloud apps can enjoy including activation and expiration dates, and the DevOps integration allows for the centralised management of keys used across apps or pipelines....

March 8, 2019 · 3 min