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[Azure AI Search] Internal Server Error when creating CMK encrypted objects

[Azure AI Search] Internal Server Error when creating CMK encrypted objects

Scenario

Customers follow the Microsoft doc to create CMK encrypted objects (data source, index etc.), but get the 500 Internal Server Error:

{'error':{'code':'','message':'Could not use key vault key to wrap/unwrap the encryption key. {\\'Message\\':\\'An error has occurred.\\'}'}


Possible Causes

  • The key vault host is incorrect, e.g. incorrect key vault domain.
    • Action: check the keyVaultUri in the Json payload.
  • The key vault host is inaccessible to search. For example, the key vault has public network access disabled but does not have a shared private link (SPL) configured from search. 
    • Action: check the SPL configurations or create a SPL. 

Note that if the key vault Uri is correct or accessible, the error message due to a wrong key vault key name or version in the JSON payload is slightly different. The error message has the complete key vault key path.

{
"error": {
"code": "",
"message": "Could not use key vault key https://keyvaultname.vault.azure.net:443/keys/wrongkeyname to wrap/unwrap the encryption key. The key vault key cannot be found."
}
}

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