HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Vault Architecture and Pathing Structure

The video tutorial provides an in-depth look at Vault architecture, focusing on its core components, storage back end, and the cryptographic barrier that ensures data security. It explains how Vault paths and mounts work, detailing the configuration of secrets engines and authentication methods. The tutorial also covers the system back end and reserved paths, highlighting the importance of authentication and encryption in Vault operations.

What is the primary function of the storage back end in Vault?

• To manage user authentication

• To provide encrypted storage for Vault

• To store data in plain text

• To handle API requests

Which component is NOT part of the core components of Vault?

• Secrets engines

• User interface

• Policy store

• Vault core

What must be obtained to pass through the cryptographic barrier in Vault?

• A password

• A token

• An API key

• A user ID

In Vault, what does a path primarily indicate?

• The type of encryption used

• The location of the storage back end

• The component a request should be routed to

• The user accessing the system

Which of the following is a system-reserved path in Vault?

• Azure

• Database

• Secret

• User