HashiCorp Vault Security Technology Syllabus

• Explain Vault architecture, threat model and trust boundaries using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: map the components, identities, data paths and trust boundaries for Vault architecture, threat model and trust boundaries
• Evidence: produce an annotated architecture diagram and explain the validation result

• Explain Initialization, seal, unseal and recovery concepts using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: compare a baseline design with a risky or incomplete design for Initialization, seal, unseal and recovery concepts
• Evidence: produce a design decision record and explain the validation result

• Explain Authentication methods and identity entities using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: trace one permitted and one denied access decision for Authentication methods and identity entities
• Evidence: produce an access-flow worksheet and explain the validation result

• Explain ACL policy design and namespaces using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: plan a least-privilege configuration and a safe rollout sequence for ACL policy design and namespaces
• Evidence: produce a change plan with rollback steps and explain the validation result

• Explain KV secrets and versioning using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: review policy order, dependencies, exceptions and rollback conditions for KV secrets and versioning
• Evidence: produce a policy review checklist and explain the validation result

• Explain Dynamic database and cloud credentials using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: configure or assess the control with secure defaults for Dynamic database and cloud credentials
• Evidence: produce a configuration evidence sheet and explain the validation result

• Explain PKI secrets engine and certificate issuance using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: test expected and unexpected behavior against explicit pass criteria for PKI secrets engine and certificate issuance
• Evidence: produce a pass/fail validation record and explain the validation result

• Explain Transit encryption and key-management patterns using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: locate the relevant telemetry and build an investigation timeline for Transit encryption and key-management patterns
• Evidence: produce an investigation timeline and explain the validation result

• Explain Agents, sidecars and application integration using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: triage a realistic finding and separate risk from expected activity for Agents, sidecars and application integration
• Evidence: produce a triage note with severity rationale and explain the validation result

• Explain Audit devices, telemetry and operational evidence using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: tune a noisy control without removing required visibility for Audit devices, telemetry and operational evidence
• Evidence: produce a tuning record with before-and-after evidence and explain the validation result

• Explain High availability, replication and disaster recovery using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: troubleshoot a production-style failure using an evidence-first workflow for High availability, replication and disaster recovery
• Evidence: produce a troubleshooting runbook entry and explain the validation result

• Explain Production secrets-management capstone using current HashiCorp terminology and connect it to the HashiCorp Vault Security architecture
• Practice: combine design, validation, operations and handover in the capstone for Production secrets-management capstone
• Evidence: produce a concise capstone handover and portfolio artifact and explain the validation result

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