HashiCorp Vault for Dummies: K8s Auth setup in an External Vault (WSL)

Intro This is part three of our Vault for Dummies series. After Part 2 where we set up Vault with Transit Auto-unseal, itโ€™s time to tackle Kubernetes authentication, from outside the cluster. In this post, weโ€™ll walk through setting up Kubernetes auth with an external Vault, so your K8s workloads can securely authenticate and pull …

HashiCorp Vault for Dummies: Transit Auto-Unseal Across 2 WSL Nodes

Intro This is part two of our Vault for Dummies series. After setting up a Vault server with Raft and TLS in part1, weโ€™ll now configure it to auto-unseal at startup using another Vault server as a Transit engine. Perfect if you want to simulate a cluster across nodes in WSL. This guide walks you …

HashiCorp Vault for Dummies: Setup your 1st Vault with TLS (WSL)

Intro Vault by HashiCorp is a powerful tool for managing secrets, credentials, and encrypted data. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up a local Vault server using Raft storage and TLS in a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) environment. Whether you’re just starting with secrets management, prepping for the Vault Associate exam, or …

Supabase vs. Keycloak: Your SaaS’ Best Auth

Intro When building a SaaS application, one of the first things you need to get right is authentication. Without secure and user-friendly sign-ins, your app could lose trust and fail to scale. But with so many options out there, choosing the right authentication tool can be a headache. Two of the most popular open-source solutions …