HashiCorp Vault
HashiCorp Vault is a secrets-management system for securely storing sensitive data and controlling, auditing, and providing access to secrets and credentials.
MongoDB 8.0 in Action, Third Edition
HashiCorp Vault is a secrets-management tool that securely stores, controls, and provides access to sensitive credentials and other secrets.
- How it is used
- Secures Atlas database access by automating short-lived credential generation for applications, developers, and project-specific work.
- How deep it goes
- Explains the database secrets engine, predefined roles, permissions, TTLs, and automatic user removal without detailing configuration commands.
- Examples
- Uses read-only developer access, permission-mapped roles, and automatically expiring MongoDB users as concrete applications.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure temporary Atlas access with role-based, on-demand credentials and defined expiration periods.
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Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow, Second Edition
HashiCorp Vault is a platform for securely storing, managing, and issuing secrets and credentials.
- How it is used
- Centralizes Airflow credentials and lets tasks retrieve them through existing connection and variable interfaces.
- How deep it goes
- Explains backend configuration, Vault paths, required keys, and DAG usage, but does not detail Vault administration.
- Examples
- Uses an HttpOperator, the secure_api connection, the secret/connections/secure_api path, and the conn_uri key.
- What you can do after
- Configure Airflow to retrieve HTTP connection details from Vault without embedding credentials in DAG code.
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Related concepts
- secret managementused by · Secret management is the practice of securely handling sensitive values throughout their lifecycle, including their storage, access, distribution, retrieval, and rotation.
- MongoDB Atlasused by · MongoDB Atlas is MongoDB's managed cloud database service for provisioning, operating, and securing database deployments.
- secrets backendused by · An Airflow secrets backend is an integration component that retrieves sensitive configuration from an external secrets-management system for use in Airflow.
- just-in-time accessused by · Just-in-time access is a privilege-management technique that grants elevated permissions only when needed, for a limited period or task, and then revokes them.
- SSH keyuses · An SSH key is a cryptographic public–private key pair used to authenticate a user or client to Secure Shell services and related systems.
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