HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Working with Auth Methods

The video tutorial discusses Vault's authentication methods, focusing on enabling and configuring them. It explains the default token auth method, which is the only one enabled by default, and the process of enabling other methods like LDAP. The tutorial covers using different interfaces (UI, API, CLI) for managing auth methods and emphasizes the importance of valid tokens for modifications. It also highlights the path-based nature of Vault, where each auth method is enabled at a specific path, and the implications of default paths.

What is the significance of the root token in Vault?

What is the process to change the path name of an enabled authentication method?

What happens if you do not provide a name when enabling an authentication method?