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Configure and Test HashiCorp Vault REST API
In this hands-on lab, we will be required to create a token along with a policy allowing us to create and work with secrets at specific paths. We achieve this by making various requests to the API endpoints.
Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
Log in with Root Token and Unseal Vault
To make sure the lab is fully provisioned, please give the lab an extra 3-4 minutes before starting the lab activity.
- Unseal vault.
- Log in with root token.
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Challenge
Enable kv Secrets Engine on Multiple Arbitrary Paths
- Enable
kvsecrets engine atsecrets-kv-Xpath. - Enable
kvsecrets engine atsecrets-kv-Ypath. - Enable
kvsecrets engine atsecrets-kv-Zpath.
- Enable
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Challenge
Create a Policy for All the Previously Created Paths: CREATE, READ, DELETE
- Create a policy file.
- Populate a policy file.
- Write a policy.
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Challenge
Create a Token with the Previously Created Policy and Test Out the API Calls with curl
- Create token and assign the newly created policy.
- Create secrets.
- Get a secret.
- Delete a secret.
- Try to get a deleted secret.
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