NullReferenceException when Vault secret contains null values in keys

[MarcelaCarvalho]

Describe the bug

When a Vault secret contains keys with null values, the configuration provider throws a NullReferenceException. This happens because the code attempts to cast a null value directly to JsonElement without checking for null, causing the failure.

To Reproduce

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1. Store a secret in Vault with a key that has a null value. For example:

{
  "Key1": null
}

2. Configure VaultSharp.Extensions.Configuration in a .NET app to load this secret.
3. Attempt to read the configuration via IConfiguration, or bind it to a strongly-typed class.
4. The application throws a NullReferenceException at the provider layer, specifically in the SetData method when casting null to JsonElement, with message: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Problematic code snippet: var nestedValue = (JsonElement)(object)pair.Value!;

Expected behaviour

• The configuration provider should gracefully handle keys with null values from Vault secrets without throwing exceptions.

• Keys with null values should appear in the IConfiguration with their corresponding keys present and values represented as null (e.g., a JsonElement with JsonValueKind.Null).

• Consuming code should be able to retrieve these keys and detect that their value is null without causing any runtime errors.

• This behavior should enable applications to safely bind configuration classes or access individual keys even when Vault returns null values.