HashiCorp Vault — Production Hardening
Production-grade Vault requires careful hardening, backup strategies, upgrade planning, and operational procedures to ensure security and reliability.
What’s in This Chapter?
| # | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardening | Security best practices |
| 2 | Backup & Recovery | Snapshot, restore, and DR plans |
| 3 | Upgrade Strategies | Rolling upgrades and migration |
| 4 | Security Model | Threat model and defense in depth |
| 5 | Operational Procedures | Runbooks and day-to-day operations |
| 6 | Practice Exercises | 5 hands-on exercises |
Production Checklist
| Category | Item | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TLS | End-to-end TLS enabled | ☐ |
| Storage | HA storage backend (Raft/Consul) | ☐ |
| Seal | Auto-unseal configured (KMS) | ☐ |
| Audit | Multiple audit devices enabled | ☐ |
| Auth | Root token revoked | ☐ |
| Policies | Least-privilege policies | ☐ |
| Monitoring | Telemetry + alerting | ☐ |
| Backup | Automated snapshots | ☐ |
| Network | Firewall rules + private subnet | ☐ |
| OS | Hardened base image | ☐ |
Next: Hardening
