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implementing-secrets-management-with-vault
Deploy HashiCorp Vault for centralized secrets management, covering dynamic secret generation for databases and cloud providers, transit encryption, PKI certificate management, and Kubernetes integration. Use when eliminating hardcoded credentials from application code or CI/CD pipelines, migrating to short-lived auto-rotated secrets, or giving Kubernetes workloads secure access to database or cloud provider credentials.
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# Implementing Secrets Management with Vault
## When to Use
- When applications store database passwords, API keys, or certificates in environment variables or config files
- When migrating from static long-lived credentials to dynamic short-lived secrets
- When Kubernetes workloads need secure access to database credentials or cloud provider APIs
- When compliance requirements mandate centralized credential management with audit logging
- When CI/CD pipelines contain hardcoded secrets that represent supply chain risk
**Do not use** for AWS-only environments where AWS Secrets Manager suffices without multi-cloud requirements, for application-level encryption logic (though Vault Transit can help), or for identity federation (see managing-cloud-identity-with-okta).
## Prerequisites
