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Configure Authentication with HashiCorp Vault

As part of this lab, we will be required to create a policy, and a token, that can be used to authenticate against a vault server.

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Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 23, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Unseal the Vault and Log in with the Root Token

    1. In the Vault Server, retrieve the vault keys.
    2. Unseal the vault.
    3. Log in with the Initial Root Token.

  2. Challenge

    Enable KV Secrets Engine and Write a Generic Test Secret

    1. Enable a kv secrets engine at the secrets-kv path.
    2. Write a secret to the secrets-kv path.

  3. Challenge

    Create a Policy That Gives Read Permissions to the KV Secrets Engine

    1. Create a policy file named my_token_policy.hcl.
    2. Populate the policy file.
    3. Write the policy.

  4. Challenge

    Create a Token, Test It Out, and Then Revoke It

    1. Create a token.
    2. Copy the client_token.
    3. Log in with the newly created token.
    4. Attempt to read the secret.
    5. Attempt to write a new secret.
    6. Log in with the Initial Root Token.
    7. Revoke the client_token.
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