Beginning HCL Programming: Using Hashicorp Language for Automation and Configuration

© Pierluigi Riti and David Flynn 2021

P. Riti, D. FlynnBeginning HCL Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6634-2_7

7. Vault HCL

Pierluigi Riti¹   and David Flynn²

(1)

Mullingar, Ireland

(2)

New Orleans, LA, USA

 

Vault is the software component from the HashiCorp family used to manage secrets. Everyday work involves a lot of secrets such as passwords, private keys used to connect to different servers, etc. HashiCorp Vault is easy to use to manage all of these secrets. Vault can be easily integrated with external software or with a different cloud vendor. In this chapter, you will learn how to use and configure Vault for daily use.

Introduction to Vault

Vault is a tool for securely managing secrets. The term secrets is intended to cover anything ...