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HashiCorp Vault & Secrets Management

Centralize, encrypt, and govern secrets across your stack — the foundation of modern zero-trust architectures.

Intermediate0.9 hours8 lessons
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What You'll Learn

  • ✓Understand why centralized secrets management matters and the cost of secret sprawl
  • ✓Master Vault's architecture: server, storage backend, seal/unseal, and auto-unseal
  • ✓Configure authentication methods: AppRole, Kubernetes, AWS IAM, OIDC, JWT, tokens
  • ✓Author policies with HCL and Sentinel for fine-grained authorization
  • ✓Use static (KV v2) and dynamic secret engines (database, AWS, PKI)
  • ✓Encrypt application data via the Transit secrets engine (encryption-as-a-service)
  • ✓Operate Vault: unsealing, HA with integrated storage, replication, disaster recovery
  • ✓Integrate Vault with Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, and application frameworks

Prerequisites

  • •Comfort with the Linux command line and basic networking
  • •Familiarity with the concepts of authentication and authorization

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations

  1. 01Why Secrets Management Matters6 min
  2. 02Vault Architecture: Server, Storage, and Seal7 min

Module 2: Identity and Access

  1. 01Authentication Methods and Identity7 min
  2. 02Policies and Authorization7 min

Module 3: Secrets

  1. 01Static and Dynamic Secrets7 min
  2. 02Encryption as a Service (Transit Engine)6 min

Module 4: Operations and Integrations

  1. 01Operating Vault: Unsealing, HA, and DR7 min
  2. 02Vault Integrations: Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD7 min

Practice for the Real Exam

After completing this course, test yourself with exam-style practice questions.

Practice VAULT ASSOCIATE 003 Questions