Hashicorp Vault CLI Part 8: Secrets Management and Key-Value Engine

Hashicorp Vault is a tool for managing secrets and encrypted data. Upon successful authentication, a policy-based system authorizes access to Vault endpoints. All configuration aspects, as well as available functional featured, can be managed via its CLI. In an ongoing series, all CLI commands are explored systematically. The focus of this article are commands from the secret’s management group. Specifically, the management if secret engines themselves, and commands for working with encrypted data. The technical context of this article is hashicorp_vault_v1.21.1 , released 2025-11-18. All provided information and command examples should be valid with newer versions too, baring an update of the CLI commands' syntax . The background material for this article stems from the official Hashicorp Vault documentation about Vault CLI and subsequent pages, as well as information from the binary itself . This article originally appeared at my blog admantium.com . Vault CLI Overview The Vault CLI