HTTP 403 cloud auth_error ai_generated true

Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault.Models.KeyVaultErrorException: Operation returned an invalid status code 'Forbidden'

ID: cloud/azure-key-vault-secret-expiration

Also available as: JSON · Markdown · 中文
84%Fix Rate
84%Confidence
1Evidence
2024-04-25First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Azure Key Vault REST API 7.0 active — — —
.NET SDK 3.0.5 active — — —

Root Cause

Azure Key Vault secret has expired or been disabled, causing access to be denied even with valid permissions.

generic

中文

Azure Key Vault密钥已过期或已禁用，即使权限有效也会导致访问被拒绝。

Official Documentation

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/secrets/about-secrets

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Update the secret's expiration date using Azure CLI: `az keyvault secret set-attributes --vault-name MyVault --name MySecret --expires 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z` 
    Update the secret's expiration date using Azure CLI: `az keyvault secret set-attributes --vault-name MyVault --name MySecret --expires 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z`
  2. 80% success Enable soft-delete and purge protection, then restore a previous version of the secret if available: `az keyvault secret restore --vault-name MyVault --file backup.json` 
    Enable soft-delete and purge protection, then restore a previous version of the secret if available: `az keyvault secret restore --vault-name MyVault --file backup.json`
  3. 85% success Create a new secret with a new name and update the application configuration to reference it 
    Create a new secret with a new name and update the application configuration to reference it

中文步骤

  1. Update the secret's expiration date using Azure CLI: `az keyvault secret set-attributes --vault-name MyVault --name MySecret --expires 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z`
  2. Enable soft-delete and purge protection, then restore a previous version of the secret if available: `az keyvault secret restore --vault-name MyVault --file backup.json`
  3. Create a new secret with a new name and update the application configuration to reference it

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    Access policies are not the issue; the secret itself is expired, so re-adding policies does not restore access.

  2. 90% fail

    Restarting does not renew the expired secret; it only clears the cache, and the same expired secret is fetched again.

  3. 70% fail

    Changing the value does not reset the expiration date; the secret remains expired unless the expiration date is explicitly updated.