Changing Applications for Dynamic Secrets - Tutorial

Explore techniques for architecting and refactoring applications to handle dynamic secrets with minimal downtime in this 41-minute tutorial by Gerald Yerden from Hashicorp. Learn how to implement patterns for retrieving and reloading secrets like passwords, tokens, and credentials across various environments. Start with an application that manually retrieves secrets from external configurations or managers like HashiCorp Vault, then progressively refactor it to properly reload when database passwords change. Discover strategies for applications running on both virtual machines and Kubernetes containers. Gain actionable knowledge applicable across multiple programming languages and platforms to improve secret management in existing and new applications.

Tutorial: Changing Applications for Changing Secrets - Gerald Yerden, Hashicorp