HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Working with KV Secrets Engine

The video tutorial explains how to use the KV Secrets engine with the CLI, focusing on the Vault KV command and its subcommands. It covers basic commands like put, get, delete, and list, as well as advanced commands available in KV version 2, such as undelete, destroy, patch, and rollback. The tutorial also discusses writing and reading data to and from the KV store, highlighting differences between KV version 1 and 2, and explains how to delete secrets, distinguishing between soft delete and permanent destroy actions.

What is the purpose of the 'patch' command in KV version 2?

What is the significance of the 'format' flag when reading data from the KV store?

How can you read a previous version of a secret in KV version 2?

What steps would you take to completely delete a secret and its metadata from the KV store?