When defining a password in an ARM template. How can you define it in secure way so that it's not stored in plain text?

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Tags: Azure CloudAzure Key VaultAzure Resource Manager

Answer

Use Azure Key Vault for this. You can define an ARM template parameter that refers to a Key Vault. A valid reference is comprised of a key vault ID (resource ID) and a secret name.
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