HCV-A — HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate
HashiCorp's foundational Vault certification covering secrets management, dynamic secrets, authentication methods, and encryption as a service. Pearson VUE proctored. Not DoD 8140 approved. HashiCorp Vault is the dominant secrets management platform in cloud-native and DevOps environments, making Vault skills broadly applicable. At $70 it's excellent value. The secrets management use case overlaps with PAM — Vault handles machine and application credentials while traditional PAM focuses on human privileged access. Essential knowledge for cloud and DevSecOps practitioners.
| Issuer | HashiCorp (IBM) |
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| Level | intermediate |
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| Domains | Identity & Access Management |
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| Practical weight | 25% |
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| Cost (USD) | 70 |
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| Renewal | 2 years |
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| Skills | vault_fundamentals, secrets_management, dynamic_secrets, vault_authentication_methods, vault_policies, encryption_as_a_service, vault_deployment_basics |
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