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id: azure-keyvault
version: "4.2.0"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# azure-keyvault — Microsoft Azure Key Vault Client Libraries for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 10.0M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Azure-keyvault is a meta-package that bundles three separate Azure Key Vault client libraries into a single install. It contains no code itself; instead, it pulls in azure-keyvault-keys, azure-keyvault-secrets, and azure-keyvault-certificates as runtime dependencies. This is the recommended entry point for developers who need to work with Azure Key Vault from Python and want a single install command rather than installing each sub-package individually.

The package is maintained by Microsoft as part of the Azure SDK for Python and targets Python 3.6 and later using a permissive MIT License. Since version 4.0, the actual APIs are split across the three sub-packages, so code must import from the specific namespace (e.g., azure.keyvault.keys) rather than a unified azure.keyvault module.

Use it for:

- Install all three Key Vault client libraries at once for a project that needs to manage keys, secrets, and certificates.
- Simplify dependency management by declaring a single package in requirements.txt instead of three separate entries.
- Migrate from older monolithic azure-keyvault versions to the modular 4.x structure without manually tracking sub-package versions.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A bundle package that installs three Azure Key Vault client libraries for managing cryptographic keys, secrets, and certificates in Azure Key Vault.

Yes, if you need to work with Azure Key Vault from Python. It is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. The main caveat is that this is a pure meta-installer—actual functionality and stability depend on the three sub-packages it installs. Verify that those sub-packages meet your needs before committing.

## Install

pip install azure-keyvault
uv add azure-keyvault
poetry add azure-keyvault

## Installing azure-keyvault

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent commits; however, the package itself contains no code and is a meta-installer for three sub-packages, so actual functionality depends on those dependencies.

License in practice: MIT License permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install azure-keyvault

from azure.keyvault.keys import KeyClient
from azure.keyvault.secrets import SecretClient
from azure.keyvault.certificates import CertificateClient

Requires Python 3.6 or later; Python 2.7 support ended 01 January 2022.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the three sub-packages are individually stable and well-maintained beyond this meta-package.
- Specific authentication setup requirements for connecting to Azure Key Vault instances.

## Package facts

- License: MIT License (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 10.0M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

azure key vault client, manage azure secrets keys certificates, azure keyvault python, azure credential storage, azure key management, azure-sdk, key-management, meta-package

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