Vault

Vault is the first resource you create when working with secrets. It establishes the connection to a secret provider and represents the provider-side storage where secrets are kept. From a specific Vault instance, you can then create Vault Profiles to further manage secrets.

The information held by the Vault is defined by the Connector and the specific Secret Provider interface version it implements. Secret Provider uses Attributes to get the data needed to establish the connection to the vault.

Vault has the following parameters:

Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the Vault
Secret Provider	Identification of Connector implementing the Secret Provider Function Group
Interface	Secret Provider interface version supported by the Connector
Attributes	Attributes defined by Connector implementation and the specific interface

Secret Provider

• One Connector can serve for more than one Vault.
• Inputs for the Connector to determine the vault are captured and stored in the Vault.

For more information, refer to Secret Provider description.

Vault Profile

Vault Profile is created on top of the Vault. For more information, refer to Vault Profile.

For Vault Management, see Vault Management API.