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How to configure automatic key rotation (preview) in Azure Key Vault

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SoniaCuff
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Dec 21, 2021
With the news that automated rotation of keys is now available in preview in Azure Key Vault, I tested the configuration and notification options. Key rotation used to require a manual process, an AP...
Updated Dec 20, 2021
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james765
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Dec 21, 2021

Nice feature! Seems like a great incremental improvement.

 

However, the pricing seems a bit steep - If I'm reading this correctly, renewal operations are 333,333 times more expensive than other operations?! I'm sure I've had key vaults that have never had that many operations in the years of their existence! 

 

I'd expect something more like maybe the equivalent of 3 operations (read+create+modify), maybe with a markup taking it up to ~10. Even 50x seems like it could be reasonably argued for.