{"id":26012,"date":"2021-12-18T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T11:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=26012"},"modified":"2022-04-13T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:57:12","slug":"hashicorp-vault-related-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/hashicorp-vault-related-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Hashicorp vault interview question and answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is vault associate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vault Associate certification is&nbsp;<strong>for Cloud Engineers specializing in security, development, or operations<\/strong>&nbsp;who know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Vault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can we store files in HashiCorp vault?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to store large files inside of Vault:<br><br>It&#8217;s a\u00a0<strong>simpler setup<\/strong>\u00a0and you can do point-in-time live snapshots. Plus if you find you need the space in the future, you can just migrate your storage backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can be stored in the HashiCorp vault?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vault encrypts data using 256-bit AES with GCM. It can store data in\u00a0<strong>various backends (files, Amazon DynamoDB, Consul, etc, and much more)<\/strong>. The other key aspect is that Vault never stores a key in a persistent location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is HashiCorp vault on premise?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HashiCorp Vault: Multi-Cloud Secrets Management Simplified<br><br>Vault allows you to centrally manage and securely store secrets across on-premises infrastructure and the cloud using a single system. The Vault API exposes cryptographic operations for developers to secure sensitive data without exposing encryption keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are secrets HashiCorp?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Secrets engines are\u00a0<strong>Vault components which store, generate or encrypt secrets<\/strong>. In Your First Secrets tutorial, you used the key\/value v2 secrets engine to store data. Some secret engines like the key\/value secrets engines simply store and read data. &#8230; Other secret engines provide encryption as a service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does HashiCorp vault store keys?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SSH keys to connect to remote machines are\u00a0<strong>shared and stored as plaintext<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>API keys<\/strong>\u00a0to invoke external system APIs are stored as plaintext. An app integrates with LDAP, and its configuration information is in plaintext.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the HashiCorp key vault?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HashiCorp Vault enables&nbsp;<strong>organizations to secure, store, and tightly control access to tokens, passwords, certificates, encryption keys<\/strong>&nbsp;for protecting secrets and other sensitive data using a UI, CLI, or HTTP API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the backend in the vault?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The storage stanza configures the storage backend, which&nbsp;<strong>represents the location for the durable storage of Vault&#8217;s information<\/strong>. Each backend has pros, cons, advantages, and trade-offs. For example, some back ends support high availability while others provide a more robust backup and restoration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Vault cloud?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vault Cloud provides&nbsp;<strong>premium, full-service cloud computing solutions with Australia&#8217;s highest security standards<\/strong>. Built on advanced OpenStack architecture with powerful Intel processors, lightning-fast solid-state storage, and AI and machine learning accelerators, it also delivers unparalleled performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is vault associate? 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