Generate dynamic DB credentials

Obtain short-lived Postgres credentials from the database secrets engine

vault read database/creds/readonly-role
tool
vault31 commands
tags
vaultsecuritypostgres

More vault commands

  • Seal / unseal Vault
    vault operator seal vault operator unseal $UNSEAL_KEY

    Manually seal or unseal Vault with an unseal key shard

  • Patch one KV field
    vault kv patch -mount=secret app api_key=<id>

    Update one field without rewriting the whole secret; note: kv patch needs KV-v2

  • Response wrapping handoff
    T=$(vault kv get -wrap-ttl=60s -field=wrapping_token -mount=secret app); vault unwrap $T

    Pass a secret as a single-use wrapping token; note: any reuse trips a security alarm

  • Check token path capabilities
    vault token capabilities database/creds/readonly

    Show effective ACL verbs the current token has on a path; fast policy debugging

  • Revoke a dynamic lease
    vault lease revoke -prefix database/creds/readonly

    Revoke all leases under a prefix to kill leaked dynamic DB creds instantly

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