Create periodic token vault
Issue a renewable token with a 24h TTL for CI
vault token create -policy=read-only -period=24h -display-name=ci-pipeline
more vault
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Enable Kubernetes auth method
vault auth enable kubernetes && vault write auth/kubernetes/config kubernetes_host=https://kubernetes.default.svc
Generate dynamic DB credentials
vault read database/creds/readonly-role
Seal / unseal Vault
vault operator seal
vault operator unseal $UNSEAL_KEY
Patch one KV field
vault kv patch -mount=secret app api_key=<id>
Response wrapping handoff
T=$(vault kv get -wrap-ttl=60s -field=wrapping_token -mount=secret app); vault unwrap $T