HashiCorp Vault 101 – Certified Vault Associate

Jumpstart your Platform Engineering journey by mastering HashiCorp Vault from the ground up. Ready to secure your infrastructure and conquer the Vault Associate Exam? Your next step starts here!

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Looking to get into the DevOps space?

Interested in taking your career to the next level?

Decided to learn more about HashiCorp Vault?

Are you attempting the Vault Associate Exam?

You’ve come to the right place!

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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

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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

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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

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Prerequisites

An open mind and a willingness to learn
Basic knowledge of the Linux terminal
No coding experience required (but good to have)
An AWS account if you are not subscribed to TeKanAid Academy (very few labs require an AWS account)
A computer with Internet access

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Audience

Practitioners and technology managers looking:

For an introduction to secrets management with HashiCorp Vault
To take the HashiCorp Vault Associate Exam

Course Features

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Hand-drawn Animated Diagrams

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

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Hands-on Labs

Lots of hands-on labs to learn by doing

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Test Your Knowledge

Quizzes to help you grasp the material well

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Instructor’s Camera On

Instructor has his camera on for all of the 8+ hours of course videos making you feel that you’re right in the classroom

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Join our Community

Community support to ask questions and collaborate

Course Curriculum

Section 1 – Course Introduction (5:22)

HashiCorp Vault Course Introduction
Code Repository
Development Environment
AWS Environment [for TeKanAid Academy Subscribers only]
AWS Account Setup [optional if not subscribed to TeKanAid Academy]
Community
Referral Program

Section 2 – Vault Introduction (21:15)

What is HashiCorp Vault?
The Traditional Security Model
Identity Based Security Model
Vault Use Cases
Vault OSS vs Enterprise
Section 2 – Quiz

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

Install Vault – Windows Users
Install Vault – Mac Users
Install Vault – Linux Users
Manual Vault Install

Section 4 – Interacting with Vault (35:08)

Basic Vault CLI Commands
Vault Server Modes
The Vault UI
The Vault API
Section 4 – Quiz

Section 5 – Vault Architecture (21:11)

Vault Architecture – Internals
Vault Seal and Unseal
Vault Architecture – High Availability
Vault Architecture – Multi-Region
Section 5 -Quiz

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

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
Section 6 – Quiz
I need your help

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

Authentication Methods – Overview
Types of Auth Methods
Userpass Auth Method
Userpass Auth Lab
Active Directory 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 – Quiz

Section 8 – Policies (51:58)

Vault Policies – Overview
Policy Syntax
Policies Lab 1
Managing Policies
Policy Capabilities
Policies Lab 2
Templated Policies
Admin Policy
Example
Sentinel Policies
Section 8 – Quiz

Section 9 – Tokens (36:07)

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
Section 9 – Quiz

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

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 Response Wrapping
Cubbyhole Response Wrapping Lab
Section 10 – Quiz

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

Replication Design with DR and PR
DR and PR Whiteboard and Demo [Optional]
Section 11 – Quiz

Section 12 – The Vault Agent (35:16)

Vault Agent Overview
Vault Agent Auto-Auth
Vault Agent Caching
Vault Agent Templates
Vault Agent Lab
Section 12 – Quiz

Section 13 – Exam Preparation (11:43)

Exam Objectives
What to Expect

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

Closing Remarks
I’d like to hear from you
I need your help
Referral Program

See what others are saying about our Courses

Excellent course, recommend for anyone planning to use Vault in the future. Clear explanations from the author help to understand the concepts well. I had no experience with Vault, but with the help of this course, I was able to deploy Vault in a production environment. In addition to the course, you will also gain access to TeKanAid Community where you are able to comment and/or list questions that you have pertaining to Vault.
Wilberto Maldonado
Security Engineer
This course gave me an excellent overview about all features that HashiCorp Vault offers. Topics are presented in digestible pace and all theoretical knowledge is demonstrated in practical hands on labs. I am looking forward to see other courses from TeKanAid as well. Thank you very much, you made my life easier.
František Albert
Software Architect / DevOps Engineer

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This is a beginner-level course on HashiCorp Vault. If you’ve just started to learn about Vault or are interested in taking the HashiCorp Vault Associate Exam, then this course is perfect for you.

This course contains more than 8 hours of video content with the instructor’s camera on making it feel as if you’re right there in the classroom. It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.

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