Security · HashiCorp · intermediate
HashiCorp Vault: Secrets Management
Master HashiCorp Vault end-to-end: from the seal/unseal ceremony and Shamir key sharing through dynamic database and cloud credentials, PKI, transit encryption-as-a-service, and Kubernetes-native injection. You will design policies, identity, and audit pipelines, then harden a production HA cluster with Raft, auto-unseal, snapshots, and zero-downtime upgrades. By the end you will own an architecture that eliminates static secrets, enforces least privilege, and survives operator turnover.
- 11 hours
- 25 lessons
- 6 modules
- updated May 2026
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What Vault Solves and the Barrier Model
6 modules, 25 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz.
- readWhat Vault Solves and the Barrier Model22 min
- videoIntroduction to HashiCorp Vault with Armon Dadgar18 min
- hands-onInstall, Initialize, and Unseal Vault25 min
- quizModule 1 Quiz: Foundations10 min
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No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 7 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in a real environment.
- 02 6 module quizzes — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated May 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Explain Vault's barrier model, seal/unseal ceremony, and storage backend trade-offs
- 02 Configure authentication methods including AppRole, Kubernetes, AWS IAM, and OIDC
- 03 Operate KV v2, database, PKI, and transit secrets engines with appropriate lease TTLs
- 04 Design HCL policies with path globs, capabilities, and identity-based templating
- 05 Deploy Vault Agent and the Kubernetes Injector to deliver secrets without static credentials
- 06 Run a production-grade Integrated Raft HA cluster with auto-unseal, snapshots, and audit devices
- 07 Evaluate Enterprise features (namespaces, performance/DR replication, Sentinel) against open-source
- — Comfort with the Linux command line, shell scripting, and editing HCL/YAML
- — Basic Kubernetes knowledge: pods, services, service accounts, mutating webhooks
- — Familiarity with TLS, PKI concepts, public/private keys, and JWT tokens
- — Working knowledge of Docker for running local Vault and database containers
- — General DevOps fluency with CI/CD pipelines and at least one cloud provider (AWS or GCP)
Before you start
How long does it take?
About 11 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 6 modules.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 6 modules, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
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