<h2 id="heading-which-one-to-use-and-when">which one to use and when</h2>
<h3 id="heading-app-config">App Config</h3>
<hr />
Main Feature -
<ul>
<li>Settings for the application
</li>
<li>Feature flags
</li>
</ul>
When to use- To separate configuration from code
Use case -
<ul>
<li>Container based microservices with centralized application setting
</li>
<li>Continuous deployment
</li>
</ul>
Benefits-
<ul>
<li>flexible key representation
</li>
<li>tagging of keys
</li>
<li>enhanced security
</li>
<li>fully managed keys
</li>
<li>centralized management
</li>
<li>change app setting without app restart
</li>
<li>control features -real time
</li>
</ul>
Reference URL- <a target="_blank" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview</a>
<hr />
<h3 id="heading-azure-key-vault">Azure Key Vault</h3>
<hr />
Main Feature -
<ul>
<li>Secrets Management
</li>
<li>Key Management
</li>
<li>Certificate Management
</li>
</ul>
When to use-
<ul>
<li>Key
<ul>
<li>store and manage cryptographic keys</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Secrets
<ul>
<li>passwords
</li>
<li>Connection strings
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Certificates
<ul>
<li>X.509 certificates</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Use case -
<ul>
<li>application that needs Key rotation
</li>
<li>application that need to maintain history of key / secrets
</li>
</ul>
Benefits-
<ul>
<li><ul>
<li>purge protection
<ul>
<li>Enabling logging for Key Vault
</li>
<li>configure alerts
</li>
<li>Versioning of keys
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Reference URL- <a target="_blank" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/overview">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/overview</a>

## which one to use and when

### App Config

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**Main Feature -**

* Settings for the application
    
* Feature flags
    

**When to use-** To separate configuration from code

**Use case -**

* Container based microservices with centralized application setting
    
* Continuous deployment
    

**Benefits**\-

* flexible key representation
    
* tagging of keys
    
* enhanced security
    
* fully managed keys
    
* centralized management
    
* change app setting without app restart
    
* control features -real time
    

Reference URL- [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview)

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### Azure Key Vault

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**Main Feature -**

* Secrets Management
    
* Key Management
    
* Certificate Management
    

**When to use-**

* Key
    
    * store and manage cryptographic keys
        
* Secrets
    
    * passwords
        
    * Connection strings
        
* Certificates
    
    * X.509 certificates
        

**Use case -**

* application that needs **Key rotation**
    
* application that need to maintain **history** of key / secrets
    

**Benefits**\-

* * purge protection
        
    * Enabling logging for Key Vault
        
    * configure alerts
        
    * **Versioning of keys**
        

Reference URL- [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/overview)

Azure App Config v/s Key Vault

which one to use and when

App Config

Azure Key Vault