diff --git a/azure/azure_kv.go b/azure/azure_kv.go
index 4a7d1e82..ae9b4da0 100644
--- a/azure/azure_kv.go
+++ b/azure/azure_kv.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ const (
 	AzureClientID = "AZURE_CLIENT_ID"
 	// AzureClientSecret of service principal account
 	AzureClientSecret = "AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET"
+	// AzureClientCertPath is path of a client certificate of service principal account
+	AzureClientCertPath = "AZURE_CLIENT_CERT_PATH"
+	// AzureClientCertPassword is the password of the client certificate of service principal account
+	AzureClientCertPassword = "AZURE_CIENT_CERT_PASSWORD"
 	// AzureEnviornment to connect
 	AzureEnviornment = "AZURE_ENVIRONMENT"
 	// AzureVaultURI of azure key vault
@@ -61,10 +65,11 @@ func New(
 	if clientID == "" {
 		return nil, ErrAzureClientIDNotSet
 	}
+
 	secretID := getAzureKVParams(secretConfig, AzureClientSecret)
-	if secretID == "" {
-		return nil, ErrAzureSecretIDNotSet
-	}
+	clientCertPath := getAzureKVParams(secretConfig, AzureClientCertPath)
+	clientCertPassword := getAzureKVParams(secretConfig, AzureClientCertPassword)
+
 	envName := getAzureKVParams(secretConfig, AzureEnviornment)
 	if envName == "" {
 		// we set back to default AzurePublicCloud
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ func New(
 		return nil, ErrAzureVaultURLNotSet
 	}
 
-	client, err := getAzureVaultClient(clientID, secretID, tenantID, envName)
+	client, err := getAzureVaultClient(clientID, secretID, clientCertPath, clientCertPassword, tenantID, envName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/azure/azure_kv_helper.go b/azure/azure_kv_helper.go
index 67c97a08..9edc026e 100644
--- a/azure/azure_kv_helper.go
+++ b/azure/azure_kv_helper.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package azure
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/pkcs12"
 )
 
 func getAzureKVParams(secretConfig map[string]interface{}, name string) string {
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ func getAzureKVParams(secretConfig map[string]interface{}, name string) string {
 	}
 }
 
-func getAzureVaultClient(clientID, secretID, tenantID, envName string) (keyvault.BaseClient, error) {
+func getAzureVaultClient(clientID, secretID, certPath, certPassword, tenantID, envName string) (keyvault.BaseClient, error) {
 	var environment *azure.Environment
 	alternateEndpoint, _ := url.Parse(
 		"https://login.windows.net/" + tenantID + "/oauth2/token")
@@ -37,11 +41,44 @@ func getAzureVaultClient(clientID, secretID, tenantID, envName string) (keyvault
 	}
 	oauthconfig.AuthorizeEndpoint = *alternateEndpoint
 
-	token, err := adal.NewServicePrincipalToken(
-		*oauthconfig, clientID, secretID, strings.TrimSuffix(environment.KeyVaultEndpoint, "/"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return keyClient, err
+	var token *adal.ServicePrincipalToken
+	if secretID != "" {
+		token, err = adal.NewServicePrincipalToken(
+			*oauthconfig, clientID, secretID, strings.TrimSuffix(environment.KeyVaultEndpoint, "/"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return keyClient, err
+		}
+	} else if certPath != "" && certPassword != "" {
+		certData, err := os.ReadFile(certPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return keyClient, fmt.Errorf("reading the client certificate from file %s: %v", certPath, err)
+		}
+		certificate, privateKey, err := decodePkcs12(certData, certPassword)
+		if err != nil {
+			return keyClient, fmt.Errorf("decoding the client certificate: %v", err)
+		}
+		token, err = adal.NewServicePrincipalTokenFromCertificate(
+			*oauthconfig, clientID, certificate, privateKey, strings.TrimSuffix(environment.KeyVaultEndpoint, "/"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return keyClient, err
+		}
 	}
+
 	keyClient.Authorizer = autorest.NewBearerAuthorizer(token)
 	return keyClient, nil
 }
+
+// decodePkcs12 decodes a PKCS#12 client certificate by extracting the public certificate and
+// the private RSA key
+func decodePkcs12(pkcs []byte, password string) (*x509.Certificate, *rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
+	privateKey, certificate, err := pkcs12.Decode(pkcs, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("decoding the PKCS#12 client certificate: %v", err)
+	}
+	rsaPrivateKey, isRsaKey := privateKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey)
+	if !isRsaKey {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("PKCS#12 certificate must contain a RSA private key")
+	}
+
+	return certificate, rsaPrivateKey, nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 374fa370..57e3497b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.24.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.8.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.6.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20220524215830-622c5d57e401
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect