HashiCorp Vault — Practice Projects
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Five end-to-end projects that combine everything you’ve learned — from basic secret management to production-grade deployments.
Projects in This Chapter
| # |
Project |
Skills Practiced |
| 1 |
App Secret Management |
KV, AppRole, Vault Agent, dynamic secrets |
| 2 |
PKI Infrastructure |
Root CA, intermediate CA, mTLS |
| 3 |
Kubernetes Secrets |
K8s auth, injector, CSI, ESO |
| 4 |
Encryption as a Service |
Transit, envelope encryption, key rotation |
| 5 |
Production Vault Cluster |
HA, Raft, auto-unseal, monitoring |
| 6 |
Practice Exercises |
Combined challenges |
Difficulty Levels
| Project |
Difficulty |
Time Estimate |
| App Secret Management |
⭐⭐ Intermediate |
2–3 hours |
| PKI Infrastructure |
⭐⭐⭐ Advanced |
3–4 hours |
| Kubernetes Secrets |
⭐⭐⭐ Advanced |
3–4 hours |
| Encryption as a Service |
⭐⭐ Intermediate |
2–3 hours |
| Production Vault Cluster |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Expert |
4–6 hours |
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