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'Could not find member 'reference' on object of type 'TemplateInputParameter'.

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Description

Having issue using KeyVault to fetch secret parameters to my ARM template.

### Snippet
```
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"adminUsername": {
"type": "securestring",
"metadata": {
"description": "User name for the Virtual Machine."
}
},
"adminPassword": {
"reference": {
"keyVault": {
"id": "/subscriptions/{sub_id}/resourceGroups/{groupname}/providers/Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults/{myVault}"
},
"secretName": "password"
},
"type": "securestring",
"metadata": {
"description": "Password for the Virtual Machine."
}
}
[...]
}
```

Invoking the template as follows:
`azure group deployment create -g TestResourceGroup -f simplevm.json -e simplevm.parameters.json -n TestDeployment`

I still get prompted for an `adminPassword`, which instead should be taken from KeyVault (permissions are OK). After I enter I fake password, it fails:

```
info: Executing command group deployment create
info: Supply values for the following parameters
adminPassword: fakepwd
+ Initializing template configurations and parameters
+ Creating a deployment
error: InvalidRequestContent : The request content was invalid and could not be deserialized: 'Could not find member 'reference' on object of type 'TemplateInputParameter'. Path 'properties.template.parameters.adminPassword.reference', line 1, position 293.'.
error: Deployment validate failed.

```

```
$ azure --version
0.10.7 (node: 5.1.0)
```

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Start by reviewing the ARM template in simplevm.json and the supplied values in simplevm.parameters.json, then reproduce the failure with `azure group deployment create`. Compare the `adminPassword` parameter shape with the deployment validation error and determine what behavior or documentation should be corrected.

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Tech stack
azure
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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