GoBeginDeleteSecret

README

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• Go products:
• azure-key-vault

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Go sample code uses the azsecrets go SDK package to perform BeginDeleteSecret to delete a secret from your Azure Keyvault.

Code Overview and Pre-requisites

This sample code uses the azsecrets go SDK package to perform BeginDeleteSecret to delete a secret from your Azure Keyvault. Before running this, you need to create an Azure Keyvault with a secret with soft delete feature enabled within your Azure Subscription. Use go version go1.18.1 windows/amd64 Package to be imported are listed in the sample code. Update all the variable details in the sample code before running the sample.

DISCLAIMER

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//Sample Code

package main

import (
        "context"
        "fmt"
        "log"
        "time"
        "errors"

        "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"
        "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
        "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/keyvault/azsecrets"
)

func main() {

        mySecretName := "MySampleKVSecret"
        mySecretValue := "MySecretValue"
	      keyVaultName := "MyKVName"
        keyVaultUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.vault.azure.net/", keyVaultName)

        //Create a credential using the NewDefaultAzureCredential type.
        cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("failed to obtain a credential: %v", err)
        }

        //Establish a connection to the Key Vault client
        client, err := azsecrets.NewClient(keyVaultUrl, cred, nil)
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("failed to connect to client: %v", err)
        }

        //Create a secret
        _, err = client.SetSecret(context.TODO(), mySecretName, mySecretValue, nil)
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("failed to create a secret: %v", err)
}

        //Delete a secret
        respDel, err := client.BeginDeleteSecret(context.TODO(), mySecretName, nil)
        if err != nil {
                var respErr *azcore.ResponseError
                if !errors.As(err, &respErr) || respErr.StatusCode != 400 {
                        // TODO: unexpected error; do something
                        log.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
                }
                // nothing to do, got the expected error
        }

         // If you do not care when the secret is deleted, you do not have to
        // call resp.PollUntilDone. If you need to know when it's done use
        // the PollUntilDone method.

        _, err = respDel.PollUntilDone(context.TODO(), time.Second)
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("failed to delete secret: %v", err)
        }

        fmt.Println(mySecretName + " has been deleted\n")
}