# Safe Key Rotation

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## Announcing GA of Safe Key Rotation in Azure Cosmos DB

DevFeed: [Announcing GA of Safe Key Rotation in Azure Cosmos DB](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-ga-of-safe-key-rotation-in-azure-cosmos-db-92898.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/announcing-public-preview-of-safe-key-rotation-in-azure-cosmos-db/>)

Author: Iria Osara

Published: 2026-10-21T14:00:23Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Azure Cosmos DB Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/azure-cosmos-db-blog.md>)

Topics: [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>)

Tags: [account](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/account.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [app-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-development.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [azure-cosmos-db](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure-cosmos-db.md>), [azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure-cosmos-db-for-nosql.md>), [azurecosmosdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azurecosmosdb.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [confidence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/confidence.md>), [control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/control.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [distributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [enablement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enablement.md>), [entra-id](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/entra-id.md>), [high-performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/high-performance.md>), [key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/key.md>), [managed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/managed.md>), [mongodb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mongodb.md>), [nosql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nosql.md>), [rotation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rotation.md>), [safe-key-rotation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safe-key-rotation.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

### AI overview

Safe Key Rotation in Azure Cosmos DB shows when each account key was last used, helping teams check whether keys may still support applications before rotating them or disabling local authentication. It can be enabled from the Azure portal's Features blade. The supplied text describes the capability as available, but labels the rollout "public preview" despite the title announcing GA.

### Source excerpt

In our previous post, we introduced the private preview of Safe Key Rotation, a feature that helps Azure Cosmos DB customers avoid service disruptions during key rotations. By showing when each account key was last used, it helps teams make informed decisions before rotating keys or moving to Entra ID. This capability addresses a common challenge: keys that appear unused may still support critical applications, which can lead to unexpected outages if they are rotated too [...] The post Announcing GA of Safe Key Rotation in Azure Cosmos DB appeared first on Azure Cosmos DB Blog.