HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional Online Course
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional Online Course
The HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional Online Course has been developed with the objective of helping you prepare and pass the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional exam. The course helps you to answer multiple-choice questions and perform hands-on tasks on a Vault node/cluster with better clarity. This course covers -
- Creating a Vault Server Configuration: Learn to create a working Vault server configuration for various scenarios.
- Monitoring a Vault Environment: Understand how to monitor a Vault environment to ensure smooth functioning.
- Vault Security Model: Employ the Vault security model to safeguard your system.
- Building Fault-Tolerant Environments: Build fault-tolerant Vault environments that can withstand failures and disruptions.
- Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration: Increase security by understanding the integration of HSM in Vault.
- Scaling Vault for Performance: Handle larger workloads by learning to scale Vault for performance.
- Configuring Access Control: Ensure users have the correct permissions to access data.
- Vault Agent Configuration: Automate Vault operations by configuring the Vault agent.
Key Benefits
- Expert Instruction: Learn from an authorized HashiCorp instructor and ambassador for Consul, Vault, and Terraform.
- Hands-On Labs: Engage in live, hands-on labs and quizzes with the latest versions, including Vault 1.10+.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Follow a structured and comprehensive course designed specifically for the HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional exam.
Knowledge Gained
- Create a working Vault server configuration for different scenarios.
- Monitor a Vault environment and employ the Vault security model.
- Build fault-tolerant Vault environments.
- Understand Hardware Security Module (HSM) integration.
- Scale Vault for performance.
- Configure access control and Vault Agent.
Course Outline
The HashiCorp Certified: Vault Operations Professional Online Course covers following topics -
Chapter 1: Course Introduction
- Introduction
- HashiCorp Documentation Review
Chapter 2: Create a Working Vault Server Configuration Given a Scenario
- Enable and Configure Secrets Engine
- Key/Value Secrets Engine (Demo: Versions 1 & 2)
- Database Secrets Engine (Demo)
- Identity Secrets Engine (Demo)
- Transit Secrets Engine (Demo)
- PKI Secrets Engine (Demo)
- Cubbyhole Secrets Engine (Demo)
- Vault Security Hardening
- Auto Unsealing Vault (Demo)
- Implementing Integrated Storage (Demo & Snapshots)
- Enable and Configure Auth Methods
- AppRole Auth Method (Demo)
- Userpass Auth Method (Demo)
- Vault Tokens - Auth Method
- Secure Vault Initialization (Demo)
- Regenerating a Root Token (Demo)
- Rekey Vault and Rotate Encryption Keys (Demo)
Chapter 3: Monitor a Vault Environment
- Monitor and Understand Telemetry
- Monitor and Understand Audit Logs (Demo)
- Monitor and Understand Operational Logs (Demo)
Chapter 4: Employ the Vault Security Model
- Secure Introduction of Vault Clients
- Running Vault in Kubernetes
Chapter 5: Build Fault-Tolerant Vault Environments
- Configure a Highly Available Vault Cluster (Demo: Manual, Retry_Join, Auto_Join)
- Enable and Configure Disaster Recovery (DR) Replication (Demo)
- Promote a Secondary Cluster (Demo)
Chapter 6: Understand the Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration
- Benefits of Auto Unsealing with HSM
- Benefits and Use Cases of Seal Wrapping
Chapter 7: Scale Vault for Performance
- Using Batch Tokens (Demo)
- Performance Standby Nodes
- Enable and Configure Performance Replication (Demo)
- Create a Paths Filter (Demo)
Chapter 8: Configure Access Control
- Vault Identity Entities and Groups
- Vault Policies (Part 1 & 2)
- Understand Sentinel Policies
- Control Groups
- Vault Namespaces (Demo)
Chapter 9: Configure Vault Agent
- Vault Agent Auto-Auth and Token Sink
- Vault Agent Templating (Demo)
Chapter 10: Exam Experience and Expectations
- Exam Experience and Expectations
