HashiCorp Vault 101 – Certified Vault Associate
Comprehensive course covering HashiCorp Vault fundamentals and advanced concepts, preparing you for the HashiCorp Certified Vault Associate certification exam.
Why This Course is Different
Get everything you need to master platform engineering and advance your career
Certificate of Completion
Earn a certificate while gaining real-world skills that go beyond traditional certification prep
Hands-on Labs
5 practical labs with real-world scenarios in pre-configured cloud environments
Expert-Led
Learn from Sam Gabrail, Former HashiCorp Sr. Solutions Engineer with 15+ years experience
Community Support
Join our community where members help each other and collaborate on learning
What You'll Master
Understand HashiCorp Vault architecture and components
Install and configure Vault in various environments
Implement authentication methods and authorization policies
Work with secrets engines and manage dynamic secrets
Master Vault token lifecycle and management
Configure high availability and replication
Use Vault Agent for automated secret management
Prepare for the Vault Associate certification exam
Course Curriculum
SECTION 1 – COURSE INTRODUCTION
Learn about course introduction
- •Important Note on Lab Environments
- •HashiCorp Vault Course Introduction
- •Code Repository
- •Community
SECTION 2 – VAULT INTRODUCTION
Learn about vault introduction
- •What is HashiCorp Vault?
- •The Traditional Security Model
- •Identity Based Security Model
- •Vault Use Cases
- •Vault OSS vs Enterprise
- •Section 2 QuizQuiz
SECTION 3 – INSTALLING THE VAULT CLI
Learn about installing the vault cli
- •Install Vault - Windows Users
- •Install Vault - Mac Users
- •Install Vault - Linux Users
- •Manual Vault Install
- •Section 3 - QuizQuiz
SECTION 4 – INTERACTING WITH VAULT
Learn about interacting with vault
- •Basic Vault CLI Commands
- •Vault Server Modes
- •The Vault UI
- •The Vault API
- •Section 4 QuizQuiz
SECTION 5 – VAULT ARCHITECTURE
Learn about vault architecture
- •Vault Architecture - Internals
- •Vault Seal and Unseal
- •Vault Architecture - High Availability
- •Vault Architecture - Multi-Region
- •Section 5 QuizQuiz
SECTION 6 – STARTING A PRODUCTION VAULT SERVER
Learn about starting a production vault server
- •The Configuration File
- •Initializing Vault
- •Unsealing Vault
- •Vault Server Status
- •Storage Backends
- •Audit Devices
- •Run a Production Vault Server Lab
- •Auto Unseal
- •AWS Auto Unseal Lab Demo
- •10 production vault server labLab
- •Section 6 QuizQuiz
SECTION 7 – AUTHENTICATION METHODS
Learn about authentication methods
- •Authentication Methods - Overview
- •Types of Auth Methods
- •Userpass Auth Method
- •Userpass Auth Lab
- •Active Directory Auth Method
- •AppRole Auth Method
- •AppRole Auth Lab
- •Kubernetes Auth Method
- •AWS Auth Method
- •Vault Entities and Aliases
- •Vault Identity Groups
- •Vault Entities, Aliases, and Identity Groups Lab
- •Section 7 QuizQuiz
SECTION 8 – POLICIES
Learn about policies
- •Vault Policies - Overview
- •Policy Syntax
- •Policies Lab 1
- •Managing Policies
- •Policy Capabilities
- •Policies Lab 2
- •Templated Policies
- •Admin Policy Example
- •Sentinel Policies
- •10 vault policies authorization labLab
- •Section 8 QuizQuiz
SECTION 9 – TOKENS
Learn about tokens
- •Vault Tokens - Overview
- •Root Tokens
- •Token Hierarchies and Orphan Tokens
- •Token Accessors
- •Tokens Lab 1
- •Token TTL, Max TTL, and Periodic Tokens
- •Service and Batch Tokens
- •Tokens Lab 2
- •09 token management labLab
- •Section 9 QuizQuiz
SECTION 10 – SECRETS ENGINES
Learn about secrets engines
- •Secrets Engines - Overview
- •Key / Value (KV)
- •KV Commands 1
- •KV Secrets Engine Lab 1
- •KV Commands 2
- •KV Secrets Engine Lab 2
- •Dynamic Secrets
- •Dynamic Secrets Examples: Database, AWS, PKI
- •AWS Secrets Engine Lab
- •Transit Secrets Engine - Encryption as a Service
- •Transit Secrets Engine - Key Rotation and Data Re-wrap
- •Transit Secrets Engine Lab
- •Cubbyhole Secrets Engine
- •Cubbyhole Secrets Engine Lab
- •Cubbyhole Response Wrapping
- •Cubbyhole Response Wrapping Lab
- •17 secrets engines labLab
- •Section 10 QuizQuiz
SECTION 11 – REPLICATION DESIGN - DISASTER RECOVERY AND PERFORMANCE REPLICATION
Learn about replication design - disaster recovery and performance replication
- •Replication Design with DR and PR
- •DR and PR Whiteboard and Demo [Optional] (25:11)
- •Section 11 QuizQuiz
SECTION 12 – THE VAULT AGENT
Learn about the vault agent
- •Vault Agent Overview
- •Vault Agent Auto-Auth
- •Vault Agent Caching
- •Vault Agent Templates
- •Vault Agent Lab Demo
- •06 vault agent automation labLab
- •Section 12 QuizQuiz
SECTION 13 – EXAM PREPARATION
Learn about exam preparation
- •Exam Objectives
- •What to Expect
SECTION 14 – CLOSING REMARKS AND NEXT STEPS
Learn about closing remarks and next steps
- •Closing Remarks
- •I'd like to hear from you
- •I need your help
Course Features
Hands-on Labs
Lots of hands-on labs to learn by doing
Join our Community
Community support to ask questions and collaborate
Test Your Knowledge
Quizzes to help you grasp the material well
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Hands-On Labs
- Browser-based cloud labs
- Pre-configured VMs ready to use
- Playgrounds for experiments
- Multi-VM realistic scenarios
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- Managed AWS Account included
- Pre-configured environments
- Real-world cloud scenarios
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- Active community forum
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Hi there, I'm Sam
I'm a husband and father of two wonderful boys. I'm also very passionate 🔥 about all things technology. From when I was 10, I had a dream to become a computer 💻 engineer one day. Here I am today living the dream!
Thanks for visiting TeKanAid Academy. My goal is to teach you all things DevOps. Below are some of the things I've done over the years. I'm confident that I can help you achieve your dreams too.
- 15+ years of experience in various Information Technology fields from Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Digital Transformation, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and IoT
- President of TeKanAid Solutions Inc. building online content in the DevOps space
- Previous – Sr. Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp
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