---
type: resource-type
title: vaults
description: azure resource type Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults
name: vaults
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults
---
`Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `name` (`string`, required): The name of the Vault
- `properties` (`vaults_VaultProperties`, required): Properties of the vault.
- `etag` (`string`, optional): etag for the resource.
- `identity` (`vaults_IdentityData`, optional): Identity for the resource.
- `location` (`string`, optional): The geo-location where the resource lives
- `resources` (`any[]`, optional)
- `sku` (`vaults_Sku`, optional): Identifies the unique system identifier for each Azure resource.
- `tags` (`Record<string, unknown>`, optional): Resource tags.

## Attributes

- `id`

## Governed by

- [AZR016](/rules/AZR016.md): Key Vault soft-delete not enabled — enable to protect against accidental deletion
- [AZR017](/rules/AZR017.md): Key Vault purge protection not enabled — enable to prevent permanent deletion during retention period