KB0080 - Failed to Locate Secret in Database or Vault

KB0080 - Failed to Locate Secret in Database or Vault

Scope

Users running PowerShell Universal 5.0.16 attempting to run a script as another user based on a new secret PSCredential variable. 

Problem

When attempting to run the script as the user stored in the PSCredential secret, the application reports that it failed to locate the secret in the database. This causes the job to fail. 

Root Cause

The root cause of this issue is that during the creation of the secret variable, the value is not being stored in the vault by the admin console. Since the value is not stored, during the lookup of the secret, it fails to find the value and reports the error. 

Workaround

The workaround for this issue is to set the secret value using the Set Secret Value form. Updating the secret with this dialog will set the value to the vault. 

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