Vault Associate Course
Introduction and understanding of HashiCorp Vault.
The core concepts of HashiCorp Vault.
Key Components that make up the Vault Platform.
Where Vault fits in with your security and DevOps Practices.
How to deploy a single cluster for high-availabililty.
Integrating Vault with internal and public cloud platform.
Securing Vault with policies for RBAC(role-based access control).
Understanding how to manage Day 2 operations.
Training Format
Slides | Available in PDF in each section
Resources | References links available in each section
Mind Map | PDF of a mind map for each section
Lab Guides | PDF of each lab demonstration
Quiz | Quizzes test your understanding
Lecture & Slides
Provide basis for discussion and topic at hand.
Make sure students understand terms and definitions.
Will set the stage for Vault lab environment.
Will attempt to be short and to the point.
Vault Lab Environment
Hands-on discussions using one or more Vault clusters.
For the most part, demos will use Vault CLI and UI.
Vault will be deployed on AWS for lab environments.
About the Exam
Objectives of Exam
Compare Authentication Methods
Create Vault Policies
Access Vault Tokens
Manage Vault Leases
Compare & Configure Secrets Engines
Utilize Vault CLI
Utilize Vault UI
Be aware of the vault api
Explain vault architecture
Explain encryption as a sevice