In this course you will get to:

• Learn everything you need to know about Vault to ace the Vault Associate Exam

• 8+ hours of video content

• Instructor has his camera on making you feel that you're right in the classroom

• Hand-drawn animated diagrams to help you grasp the topics better

• Lots of hands-on labs to learn by doing

• English closed captions so you won't miss a word

• Quizzes to help you grasp the material well

• Join our Community

Prerequisites

• An open mind and a willingness to learn

• Basic knowledge of the Linux terminal

• No coding experience required (but good to have)

• A computer with Internet access

Audience

Practitioners and technology managers looking:

• For an introduction to secrets management with HashiCorp Vault

• To take the HashiCorp Vault Associate Exam

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of using Vault for modern secrets management

• Gain a solid grasp of the architecture and use cases for Vault

• Identify the right authentication methods and secrets engines in Vault to use

• Take the Vault associate exam

• Apply what you’ve learned in real-world scenarios beyond the certification

Course Outline

• Section 1: Course Introduction

• Section 2: Vault Introduction

• Section 3: Installing the Vault CLI

• Section 4: Interacting with Vault

• Section 5: Vault Architecture

• Section 6: Starting a Production Vault Server

• Section 7: Authentication Methods

• Section 8: Policies

• Section 9: Tokens

• Section 10: Secrets Engines

• Section 11: Replication Design

• Section 12: The Vault Agent

• Section 13: Exam Preparation

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Course Introduction (5:22)

• HashiCorp Vault Course Introduction(5:22)

• Code Repository

• Development Environment

• AWS Environment

• Community

• Referral Program

Section 2 - Vault Introduction (21:15)

• What is HashiCorp Vault?(4:43)

• The Traditional Security Model(3:29)

• Identity Based Security Model(4:48)

• Vault Use Cases(5:35)

• Vault OSS vs Enterprise(2:44)

• Section 2 - Quiz

Section 3 - Installing the Vault CLI - This is an optional section If not using Gitpod (13:01)

• Install Vault - Windows Users(5:44)

• Install Vault - Mac Users(1:44)

• Install Vault - Linux Users(2:16)

• Manual Vault Install(3:17)

Section 4 - Interacting with Vault (35:08)

• Basic Vault CLI Commands(4:49)

• Vault Server Modes(11:00)

• The Vault UI(6:37)

• The Vault API(12:42)

• Section 4 - Quiz

Section 5 - Vault Architecture (21:11)

• Vault Architecture - Internals(2:55)

• Vault Seal and Unseal(7:56)

• Vault Architecture - High Availability(4:48)

• Vault Architecture - Multi-Region(5:32)

• Section 5 -Quiz

Section 6 - Starting a Production Vault Server (33:08)

• The Configuration File(1:59)

• Initializing Vault(2:06)

• Unsealing Vault(1:36)

• Vault Server Status(1:05)

• Storage Backends(2:24)

• Audit Devices(2:21)

• Run a Production Vault Server Lab(10:33)

• Auto Unseal(2:28)

• AWS Auto Unseal Lab(8:36)

• Section 6 - Quiz

• I need your help

Section 7 - Authentication Methods (1:20:22)

• Authentication Methods - Overview(2:52)

• Types of Auth Methods(2:27)

• Userpass Auth Method(1:13)

• Userpass Auth Lab(19:34)

• Active Directory Auth Method(1:25)

• AppRole Auth Method(2:24)

• AppRole Auth Lab(12:35)

• Kubernetes Auth Method(2:30)

• AWS Auth Method(2:35)

• Vault Entities and Aliases(3:20)

• Vault Identity Groups(4:13)

• Vault Entities, Aliases, and Identity Groups Lab(25:14)

• Section 7 - Quiz

Section 8 - Policies (51:58)

• Vault Policies - Overview(4:06)

• Policy Syntax(3:31)

• Policies Lab 1(13:38)

• Managing Policies(3:24)

• Policy Capabilities(7:07)

• Policies Lab 2(12:10)

• Templated Policies(2:02)

• Admin Policy Example(2:50)

• Sentinel Policies(3:10)

• Section 8 - Quiz

Section 9 - Tokens (36:07)

• Vault Tokens - Overview(2:17)

• Root Tokens(3:28)

• Token Hierarchies and Orphan Tokens(2:32)

• Token Accessors(2:38)

• Tokens Lab 1(11:12)

• Token TTL, Max TTL, and Periodic Tokens(4:23)

• Service and Batch Tokens(3:31)

• Tokens Lab 2(6:06)

• Section 9 - Quiz

Section 10 - Secrets Engines (1:45:15)

• Secrets Engines - Overview(3:55)

• Key / Value (KV)(3:16)

• KV Commands 1(6:54)

• KV Secrets Engine Lab 1(13:15)

• KV Commands 2(4:43)

• KV Secrets Engine Lab 2(11:51)

• Dynamic Secrets(3:55)

• Dynamic Secrets Examples: Database, AWS, PKI(5:29)

• AWS Secrets Engine Lab(8:37)

• Transit Secrets Engine - Encryption as a Service(5:38)

• Transit Secrets Engine - Key Rotation and Data Re-wrap(4:29)

• Transit Secrets Engine Lab(9:00)

• Cubbyhole Secrets Engine(3:33)

• Cubbyhole Secrets Engine Lab(5:05)

• Cubbyhole Response Wrapping(5:30)

• Cubbyhole Response Wrapping Lab(7:36)

• Section 10 - Quiz

Section 11 - Replication Design - Disaster Recovery and Performance Replication (32:21)

• Replication Design with DR and PR(7:10)

• DR and PR Whiteboard and Demo [Optional] (25:11)

• Section 11 - Quiz

Section 12 - The Vault Agent (35:16)

• Vault Agent Overview(2:49)

• Vault Agent Auto-Auth(4:12)

• Vault Agent Caching(3:50)

• Vault Agent Templates(3:01)

• Vault Agent Lab(21:24)

• Section 12 - Quiz

Section 13 - Exam Preparation (11:43)

• Exam Objectives(4:06)

• What to Expect(7:37)

Section 14 - Closing Remarks and Next Steps (0:38)

• Closing Remarks(0:38)

• I'd like to hear from you

• I need your help

• Referral Program

Price is per student

Minimum of 4 students per class

All prices are in USD

If you're interested in this course

Contact us at info@tekanaid.com