Vault

Manage Secrets & Protect Sensitive Data

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What is Vault?

Secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys for protecting secrets, and other sensitive data using a UI, CLI, or HTTP API.

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Getting Started

Use Vault to securely store, access, and manage secrets and other sensitive data.

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Use Cases

  • 22 tutorials
    Secrets Management
    Centrally store, access, and deploy secrets across applications, systems, and infrastructure.
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  • 9 tutorials
    Database Credential Rotation
    Automatically rotate database credentials with Vault's database secrets engine to secure the database access.
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  • 6 tutorials
    Advanced Data Protection
    Advanced Data Protection is a Vault Enterprise module focused on securely connect, control, and integrate advanced encryption keys. Learn features that provide advanced data protection.
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Get Certified

  • 3 tutorials
    Prepare for Vault Associate Exam
    Study and review guides for the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate exam.
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  • 3 tutorials
    Prepare for Vault Operations Pro Exam
    Study and review guides for the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional exam.
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Popular Vault Features

  • Key/Value Secrets Engine
    Key-value store used to persist arbitrary secrets within the configured physical storage for Vault.
  • Database Secrets Engine
    Dynamically generates database credentials based on pre-configured roles.
  • Transit Secrets Engine
    Encrypt data in-transit to provide encryption as a service.
  • Transform Secrets Engine
    An Enterprise feature generates cryptographically secure tokens mapped to secure highly sensitive data.