HashiCorp Vault Secret Engine and Secret Engine path - Part 4 | HashiCorp Vault tutorial series
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the HashiCorp Vault's secret engine, emphasizing its seamless integration with major cloud service providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. It outlines basic commands for managing secret engines, including listing, enabling, and disabling them. The script also highlights the ability to store various credentials within the Vault, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to enable and disable the AWS secret engine path. The key takeaway is the flexibility and security offered by the Vault in managing and storing credentials for different cloud services.
Takeaways
- π The HashiCorp Vault secret engine facilitates integration with various cloud service providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Azure.
- π οΈ Custom credentials can be stored within the Vault using the secret engine, enhancing security and organization.
- π To list all available secret engines on a Vault server, the 'Vault secrets list' command is used.
- π‘ Enabling a secret engine for a specific cloud service is done with the 'Vault secrets enable' command followed by the service's path and engine name.
- π Verification of enabled secret engines can be done by rerunning the 'Vault secrets list' command to check for updates.
- π« Disabling a secret engine is achieved with the 'Vault secrets disable' command, specifying the path of the engine to be disabled.
- π The output of the 'Vault secrets list' command reflects the current status of all secret engines, including any changes made.
- π The secret engine acts as an additional plugin with the Vault, allowing for the storage of different types of credentials for various cloud services.
- π The script provides a practical guide on managing secret engines, including creating custom paths and handling credentials for different cloud platforms.
- π The session also hints at future discussions on dynamic secrets, suggesting the generation of secrets based on IAM rules and policies for enhanced security practices.
Q & A
What is the primary function of the secret engine in HashiCorp Vault?
-The primary function of the secret engine in HashiCorp Vault is to act as an additional plugin that allows for the storage and management of different types of credentials for various cloud service providers and other integrated systems.
How does the secret engine integrate with cloud service providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure?
-The secret engine integrates with cloud service providers by providing specific plugins or paths for each provider, enabling users to store and manage credentials specific to those services within the Vault environment.
Can you store custom credentials in HashiCorp Vault?
-Yes, you can store custom credentials in HashiCorp Vault by creating your own custom secret engine paths outside of the default integrations with major cloud providers.
What is the default secret engine path provided by HashiCorp Vault upon installation?
-Upon installation, HashiCorp Vault provides default secret engine paths such as the 'identity' and 'secrets' engines, which are ready to use for basic credential storage and management.
How do you list all the available secret engine paths in your HashiCorp Vault server?
-To list all the available secret engine paths, you can use the command 'Vault secrets list' in your terminal which will display all the currently enabled secret engine paths.
What command is used to enable a specific secret engine path like AWS in HashiCorp Vault?
-The command to enable a specific secret engine path such as AWS is 'Vault secrets enable AWS' where 'AWS' is the path for the secret engine you wish to enable.
How can you verify if a secret engine path has been successfully enabled?
-After running the 'Vault secrets enable' command, you can verify the successful enabling of a secret engine path by rerunning the 'Vault secrets list' command and checking for the newly enabled path in the list.
What is the command to disable a secret engine path in HashiCorp Vault?
-To disable a secret engine path, you can use the command 'Vault secrets disable' followed by the name or path of the secret engine you wish to disable, for example, 'Vault secrets disable AWS'.
How can you confirm the successful disabling of a secret engine path?
-After running the 'Vault secrets disable' command, you can confirm the successful disabling by checking the updated list of secret engine paths with 'Vault secrets list', where the disabled path should no longer appear.
What is the purpose of generating dynamic secrets in HashiCorp Vault?
-Dynamic secrets are generated for more advanced use cases where credentials need to be created, managed, and rotated automatically based on defined rules and policies, enhancing security and reducing manual management overhead.
What is an example of a dynamic secret generation in HashiCorp Vault?
-An example of dynamic secret generation in HashiCorp Vault could involve creating temporary access credentials for AWS based on specific user roles and policies, which are automatically generated and revoked as needed.
Outlines
π Introduction to Secret Engines in HashiCorp Vault
This paragraph introduces the concept of secret engines within HashiCorp Vault, emphasizing their integration with various cloud service providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Azure. It also mentions the capability to store custom credentials within the Vault. The session focuses on basic commands to manage secret engines, including listing available secret engines, enabling, and disabling them. A visual representation from HashiCorp illustrates the integration and functionality of secret engines as additional plugins within the Vault system, allowing for the storage of different types of credentials based on user requirements.
π Enabling and Disabling Secret Engines in HashiCorp Vault
The paragraph discusses the process of enabling and disabling secret engines in HashiCorp Vault. It details the commands required to list all secret engine paths on the Vault server, create custom secret engine paths, and enable specific engines such as AWS. The paragraph also covers the steps to disable a secret engine, using AWS as an example, and how to verify the changes made. The explanation includes the default secret engine paths provided upon installation of the Vault server and how to manage custom paths created by the user.
π Working with AWS Credentials and Dynamic Secrets
This paragraph focuses on the practical application of HashiCorp Vault with AWS, specifically mentioning the use of root user access keys and secret keys. It also introduces the concept of generating dynamic secrets based on IAM roles and policies, indicating a shift from using static credentials to a more flexible and secure method of managing access within AWS.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘HashiCorp Vault
π‘Secret Engines
π‘Cloud Service Providers
π‘Credentials
π‘Enable Secret Engine
π‘Disable Secret Engine
π‘Custom Secret Engine
π‘Integration
π‘Dynamic Secrets
π‘Policies
π‘IAM Roles
Highlights
HashiKarp fault has excellent integration with major cloud service providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Azure, and allows for storing custom credentials.
The session will cover basic commands to manage secret engines within a Hershey Corp server.
A secret engine is considered an additional plugin with HashiKarp Vault, enabling the storage of various credential types.
The integration of secret engines allows for seamless credential management across different cloud services based on requirements.
The default secret engine paths available on a newly installed HashiKarp Vault server include identity and secret engines.
Custom secret engine paths can be created and listed using the 'Vault secret list' command.
To enable a secret engine, use the 'Vault Secrets enable' command followed by the path and name of the engine.
Verification of a successfully enabled secret engine can be done by re-running the 'Vault secret list' command.
Disabling a secret engine is achieved with the 'Vault secret disable' command and specifying the correct name of the engine.
After disabling a secret engine, the list of available engines will be reduced, and the change can be verified using the 'Vault secret list' command.
Dynamic secrets will be explored in the next session, with a focus on generating secrets based on IAM rules and policies.
The session will include a practical example of generating dynamic secrets using AWS account details.
The use of the root user access key and secret key will be discussed as part of the dynamic secrets generation process.
The session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of managing and utilizing secret engines within the HashiKarp Vault ecosystem.
The importance of correctly naming and managing secret engines is emphasized for successful credential storage and retrieval.
The session will cover the creation, listing, enabling, and disabling of secret engines, providing a solid foundation for further exploration.
Transcripts
talking about the secret engine
hashikarp fault has a really good
integration towards the AWS Google Cloud
Oracle Cloud Azure and even you can
store your own custom credential inside
your harshikor Port so in this session
we are just gonna go through some basic
command to manage your secret engines so
we will just take a look on how to list
all the secret engines available inside
your Hershey Corp server also we are
just gonna take a look like how you can
enable and disable various secret engine
before we jump onto the terminal let's
go through few more details about the
secret engine so here's a really good
picture from a harshi Corp describing
about the secret engine so on the left
hand side as well as on the right hand
side you will see all the cloud service
provider and their integration towards
the secret engine so consider a secret
engine as an additional plugin with your
hashicorp wall so with the help of these
plugin you can store the different type
of credential inside your hashicorp wall
so so if you want to work with the
Google Cloud then you can just enable
that particular secret engine and you
can store the credential from a Google
cloud and similarly you can enable the
enable it for AWS or Azure based on your
requirements so that you can store the
different types of credential inside
your same harshi Corp World and you can
have a multiple secret engine enabled
inside your hashicorp world so this is a
really good picture which represents
represents like how the secret engine
works and how it is integrated with the
different different cloud service
provider all right so this is my
terminal and the command which I'm just
gonna run is to verify all the secret
engine path available onto my Hershey
cop server so the command which I'm just
gonna run is the Vault secret list and
it will list out all the secret engine
path which is available onto my
hashicorp Vault server and always
remember whenever you install hashicot
Vault server then there are some default
secret engine path so here you will see
the whole identity secret answers these
are the default secret engine path which
is already available onto our hashicor
fault server but here I have created my
own custom secret engine path with the
name my
so by that way which I have shown in the
previous session also like how to create
those but to list all the secret engine
path you need to run this command and in
the next step we are just gonna create
or we are just gonna enable the AWS
secret engine path also so to enable the
AWS secret engine path we are gonna run
this command so the command is Vault
Secrets enable then we need to specify
the path which is again going to be the
AWS and the name of the secret engine
that is AWS just simply run this command
and it should enable the secret engine
path for AWS and again we can run the
same Vault secret list command to verify
that that secret engine path has been
enabled or not so simply copy and paste
and run the command so here you can see
ah this is the previous output and there
were five in the list and now this is
the new output and here you can see
there are six in the list so now we have
enabled the AWS secret engine path and
with using this Vault secret enable
command in the next session we are just
gonna store some credential from AWS
into our AWS secret engine path but as
of now in this session we are just going
through the basic command to manage our
secret engine path so this is the first
command which you have seen to enable
the secret engine path all right so now
after enabling the secret engine path
how can I disable it so I'm just gonna
clear the screen uh over here
and I'm just gonna run the command Vault
secret disable AWS and remember you need
to put the correct name over here
otherwise you won't be able to disable
the secret engine path so I'm just gonna
simply hit enter
and here you can see the message comes
out to be success and it has disabled
the secret engine at AWS path
and we can verify again using the Vault
secret list so here you can see the list
has now reduced to five secret engine
path similarly you can disable your own
custom uh secret engine parts so which I
have created sorry I have run the same
one again so I can just remove
AWS and I can just type in my and hit
enter so here you can see it has
disabled the my also so I'm just gonna
clear once again and I'm just gonna
rerun the command to list all of it so
here you can see that now the list is
only showing the 4 which are the default
secret engine path which you generally
get after you install the hashicorp
Vault server so this is the command
which you can use to disable the secret
engine path based on the types of secret
engines which you have created all right
so now you know more about the secret
engine in the next session we are gonna
take some more concrete example of
dynamic secrets so we will be generating
the secrets dynamically and there we
will be taking an example with the AWS
account so we will be using the root
user access key and the secret key once
but after that we will be generating the
dynamic Secrets based on the IM rules
and the policies
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