HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Unsealing with Auto Unseal

The video tutorial explains the transition from manual to auto unsealing in Vault, highlighting the drawbacks of manual unsealing and the benefits of using auto unseal. It covers how cloud services like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud can be used to manage encryption keys for auto unseal. The tutorial also provides detailed instructions on configuring auto unseal in Vault, including the use of Cloud KMS and configuration files. It discusses the availability of auto unseal in both open source and enterprise editions and provides insights into the configuration file setup for auto unseal.

What was the main reason for the development of auto unseal in Vault?

• To improve cloud storage

• To eliminate the need for manual unsealing

• To enhance data encryption

• To reduce the number of Vault nodes

Which of the following is NOT a cloud service mentioned for protecting the master key in auto unseal?

• Azure

• AWS

• IBM Cloud

• Google

What is one of the benefits of using auto unseal in Vault?

• It automatically unseals Vault upon service restart

• It increases the number of required master keys

• It only works with on-premises HSMs

• It requires manual intervention during node restart

In which editions of Vault is auto unseal available?

• Only in the enterprise edition

• Only in the open source edition

• In both open source and enterprise editions

• In a special edition

What is a key consideration when using AWS KMS for auto unseal?

• The key is replicated across all regions

• The key must be created in every region

• The key is specific to a region

• The key is a global service