HashiCorp Vault on Ubuntu 24.04

HashiCorp Vault is a widely used secrets management and encryption platform designed to protect sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, certificates, and tokens. It provides secure access control, dynamic secrets generation, and encryption-as-a-service to help organizations reduce credential sprawl and improve security posture across infrastructure and applications.

Vault enables fine-grained access policies, integrates with multiple authentication methods, and supports automatic secret rotation and leasing. It is commonly used in cloud, DevOps, and enterprise environments to secure applications, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud workloads while maintaining compliance with security best practices.

Features of HashiCorp Vault:

• Secure storage and management of secrets, credentials, and sensitive data.
• Dynamic secrets generation for databases, cloud platforms, and services.
• Encryption-as-a-service with support for key management and data protection.
• Fine-grained access control using policies and multiple authentication methods.
• Automatic secret rotation, leasing, and revocation.
• Integrates with Kubernetes, cloud providers, CI/CD tools, and DevOps workflows.

To check if HashiCorp Vault is running and accessible, use the following steps:

 Start or restart Vault: $ docker compose down $ docker compose up -d

Check running containers:
$ docker ps

Access Vault UI in browser:
http://:8200

Disclaimer: HashiCorp Vault is provided “as is” under applicable open-source licenses. Users are responsible for secure configuration, access control, and data management when deploying Vault. It is strongly recommended to enable TLS/HTTPS, configure authentication methods and policies carefully, protect the root token, and maintain regular backups. HashiCorp Vault is best suited for secrets management, credential protection, encryption, and secure infrastructure operations.