Kubernetes
Try Vault with Kubernetes in different environments such as a standalone cluster, on OpenShift, or via an external Vault server.
Use case
Kubernetes Secrets
Secure Kubernetes clusters with the power of Vault and dynamic secrets.
Challenge
Managing secrets within a Kubernetes deployment can be tricky
Running Vault with Kubernetes can be done differently based on the environments and needs, whether you are running Vault side-by-side or within Kubernetes. The goal is to provide a variety of options around how to leverage Vault with Kubernetes.
Solution
Instead of sharing credentials and tokens across pods and services, Vault allows each service to uniquely authenticate and request their own unique credentials. Vault set out to provide a variety of options around how to leverage Vault and Kubernetes to securely introduce secrets into applications and infrastructure.
Tutorials
Vault on Kubernetes Deployment Guide
This deployment guide covers the steps required to install and configure a single HashiCorp Vault cluster on Kubernetes.
Integrate a Kubernetes Cluster with an External Vault
Vault can manage secrets for Kubernetes application pods from outside the cluster.
Injecting Secrets into Kubernetes Pods via Vault Agent Containers
Learn how to inject Vault secrets into Kubernetes pods via a sidecar container.
Vault with Kubernetes Sidecar Injection
This demo explores a new Kubernetes integration that allows applications with no native HashiCorp Vault logic built-in to leverage static and dynamic secrets sourced from Vault.