Create Variable Group for ADO

An Azure DevOps project requires the creation of a Variable Group named socket_security. This group will contain an api_key variable, assigned the value of SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY, and can be shared across multiple pipelines.

1. To begin, select your ADO project
2. Click on Pipelines from the left menu
3. Then select Library item under Pipelines menu
4. Click on +Variable group button
5. Under Properties section, on the ”Variable group name” field, enter socket_security (all lower case)
6. Under the Variables section, click on + Add button
   1. In the Name field, set as api_key
   2. In the Value field, place your generated SOCKET_SECURIY_API_KEY here
7. Click Save