Vault Radar, Boundary transparent sessions, and more at HashiDays 2025
New Security Lifecycle Management (SLM) features from HashiCorp Vault, Boundary, and Consul help organizations remediate and prevent secrets exposures, improve developer access experience, and improve service discovery.
Consul 1.21 improves service discovery, Consul on Kubernetes, and supports OpenShift 4.17
HashiCorp Consul 1.21 simplifies deployment of Consul service discovery for external services, adds OpenShift 4.16 & 4.17 support, and extends snapshot support of Consul on Kubernetes to Google Cloud Storage.
HashiCorp and Red Hat, better together
The IBM acquisition of HashiCorp sets up a vision for more tightly integrating HashiCorp Terraform and Vault with Red Hat Ansible and OpenShift
HCP Terraform Operator is now certified on Red Hat OpenShift
The HCP Terraform Operator for Kubernetes can now be found in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog. Several new features have just been added.
Consul 1.20 improves multi-tenancy, metrics, and OpenShift deployment
HashiCorp Consul 1.20 is a significant upgrade for the Kubernetes operator and developer experience, including better multi-tenant service discovery, catalog registration metrics, and secure OpenShift integration.
New SLM offerings for Vault, Boundary, and Consul at HashiConf 2024 make security easier
The latest Security Lifecycle Management (SLM) features from HashiCorp Vault, Boundary, and Consul help organizations offer a smoother path to better security practices for developers.
Consul 1.19 improves Kubernetes workflows, snapshot support, and Nomad integration
HashiCorp Consul 1.19 simplifies external service registration in Consul on Kubernetes, boosts Nomad support, and adds even more enhancements.
New Vault and Boundary offerings advance Security Lifecycle Management at HashiDays 2024
New Security Lifecycle Management (SLM) offerings from HashiCorp Vault and Boundary help organizations protect, inspect, and connect their most sensitive data.
A blueprint for cloud success with HashiCorp at Google Cloud Next
A recap of HashiCorp infrastructure and security news and developments from Google Cloud Next, from scaling infrastructure as code to fighting secrets sprawl and more.
Terraform 1.8 provider functions for AWS, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes
See usage examples of Terraform 1.8's new launch-day provider-defined functions for AWS, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes.
Use Vault to manage API tokens for the Terraform Cloud Operator
Learn how to use Vault Secrets Operator to retrieve API tokens, synchronize them to Kubernetes Secrets, and reference them in the Terraform Cloud Operator.
Terraform Cloud Operator 2.3 adds workspace run operations
Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes adds more Day 2 operations. Users can now start runs using workspace resource annotations.
Seamlessly migrate from Consul service discovery to service mesh
Try this example method for transitioning from Consul service discovery to service mesh without affecting uptimes or development teams.
Build secure AI applications on Azure with HashiCorp Terraform and Vault
Learn how to deploy, secure, and enable AI-based applications with Terraform and Vault.
Terraform Cloud Operator adds project support
Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes adds more Day 2 operations. Users can now streamline workspace management and enhance self-service capabilities.
Secure Kubernetes ingress with HashiCorp Boundary
See a potential method for securing application content and components hosted within Kubernetes using Boundary as an alternative to ingress controllers.
Terraform Cloud Operator v2 for Kubernetes is now GA
Terraform Cloud Operator v2 for Kubernetes is now generally available, enhancing resource management and scaling of Terraform Cloud agents.
Terraform Cloud now supports dynamic provider credentials for Kubernetes
Terraform Cloud dynamic provider credentials now enable automated authentication for Kubernetes via EKS and GKE.
Vault 1.15 brings UI updates, PKI enhancements, new betas, and more
HashiCorp Vault 1.15 contains a range of updates from UI updates and PKI enhancements to betas for Enterprise secrets sync, Enterprise seal high availability, and event monitoring.
Deploy Consul on Kubernetes with Argo CD
Learn how to use GitOps to deploy and synchronize a Consul cluster on Kubernetes with Argo CD.
Deploy Consul cluster peering locally with Minikube
Use Minikube to create multiple Kubernetes clusters with Consul and test cluster peering configurations in your local development environment.
Vault 1.14 brings ACME for PKI, AWS roles, and more improvements
HashiCorp Vault 1.14 includes the Vault Secrets Operator GA, ACME PKI, and a new OpenLDAP secrets engine.
Vault Secrets Operator for Kubernetes now GA
The Vault Secrets Operator implements a first-class Kubernetes Operator for Vault, along with CRDs responsible for synchronizing Vault secrets to Kubernetes Secrets.
Monitoring the Vault Secrets Operator with Prometheus and Grafana
Learn how to use the Prometheus Operator with the new Vault Secrets Operator for Kubernetes to monitor secrets in a Grafana dashboard.
Terraform adds support for Azure Linux container host for Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn how HashiCorp Terraform supports the deployment of Azure Linux container host for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
What’s happening at KubeCon Europe 2023
Attending KubeCon EU, either in person or online? Check out what HashiCorp is doing and talking about at the event, and learn about recent Kubernetes-related product features.
Kubernetes Vault integration via Sidecar Agent Injector vs. Vault Secrets Operator vs. CSI provider
A detailed comparison of three HashiCorp-supported methods for HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes integration.
Vault Secrets Operator: A new method for Kubernetes integration
The Vault Secrets Operator implements a first-class Kubernetes Operator pattern for HashiCorp Vault along with a set of CRDs responsible for synchronizing Vault secrets to Kubernetes Secrets natively.
How to Connect to Kubernetes Clusters Using Boundary
Here’s how to use HashiCorp Boundary to provide identity-based remote access and credential management for Kubernetes clusters.
Consul 1.14 GA: Announcing Simplified Service Mesh Deployments
HashiCorp Consul 1.14 introduces the Consul dataplane, service mesh traffic management across cluster peers, and service failover enhancements.
The State of Vault and Kubernetes, and Future Plans
Get an overview of the most common ways to use HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes together, and get a preview of a new method we're considering.
Consul 1.14 Beta: Announcing Simplified Service Mesh Deployments
HashiCorp Consul 1.14 enhances traffic management and failover, and adds a new deployment method: Consul dataplane. AWS Lambda updates and beta Windows VM support were also added.
Vault, Kubernetes, and the Graduation of vault-k8s to Version 1.0
The release of vault-k8s 1.0 marks a great time to learn how HashiCorp Vault has integrated with Kubernetes in the past and what to look forward to in the future.
Consul API Gateway 0.4 Is Now Generally Available
Consul API Gateway 0.4 introduces support for the new beta version of the Kubernetes Gateway API and HTTP path rewrites.
Zero Trust Security for Kubernetes with a Service Mesh
A service mesh like HashiCorp Consul can be an essential part of applying zero trust security principles to modern, complex, Kubernetes deployments.
3 Surprising Things Consul Service Mesh Can Do
HashiCorp Consul has evolved into a comprehensive networking platform that bolsters zero trust networking, works well with Kubernetes, and is remarkably easy to use.
HashiCorp Vault 1.11 Adds Kubernetes Secrets Engine, PKI Updates, and More
Vault 1.11 focuses on improving Vault’s core workflows and making key features production-ready.
Consul API Gateway 0.3 Introduces HA Logical Gateways
The latest release of the HashiCorp Consul API Gateway allows users to generate multiple instances of a logical gateway — avoiding single points of failure.
Consul 1.13 Tech Preview: Cluster Peering
Cluster peering in Consul 1.13 offers a whole new model of how Consul handles cross-cluster federation.
Improve Observability with OpenTelemetry and Consul Service Mesh
Add OpenTelemetry to your Java or .NET applications on Kubernetes and combine them with Consul service mesh metrics and traces for use with Prometheus and Jaeger.
Enable Self-Service Amazon EKS Deploys with CDK for Terraform
Learn how platform and developer teams can collaborate effectively using CDK for Terraform, Terraform Cloud, and Sentinel to safely deploy EKS workloads to AWS.
Consul API Gateway 0.2 Brings New Cross-Namespace Controls
Consul API Gateway 0.2, now generally available, enhances the gateway’s traffic management capabilities by adding cross-namespace reference policy enforcement.
Consul 1.12 Hardens Security on Kubernetes with Vault
This release strengthens zero trust security architecture by leveraging HashiCorp Vault to reduce secrets sprawl and automate server TLS certificate rotation.
The Kubernetes to Nomad Cheat Sheet
For Kubernetes users looking to learn HashiCorp Nomad concepts and commands — or vice versa — we’ve designed a cheat sheet for quick reference and a fast onramp.
Manage Kubernetes Secrets for Flux with HashiCorp Vault
Configure the Secrets Store CSI driver with HashiCorp Vault to securely inject secrets into Flux or other GitOps tools on Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Video Highlights from HashiTalks 2022
There were many popular Kubernetes sessions at this year’s HashiTalks. Watch the highlights from the virtual conference here.
Consul API Gateway Now Generally Available
The Consul API Gateway has now reached its first GA release, adding TCPRoute support, Helm chart support, and a new HashiCorp Learn tutorial.
Achieving Multi-Tenancy with Consul Administrative Partitions
Using multiple dedicated service meshes can pose resource-inefficiency challenges — learn how HashiCorp Consul’s new Administrative Partitions can help solve them.
Waypoint 0.7 Reimagines UI and Extends Deployment Workflows
Waypoint 0.7 focuses on enhancing user experience with a significant UI redesign, improved support for more complex deployment workflows, and extensible CI integrations.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul 1.11 - Now Generally Available
HashiCorp Consul 1.11 adds important new features: multi-tenancy with administrative partitions, new installation-and-management Consul Kubernetes CLI, and Vault integration on Consul Kubernetes.
Deploying Helm Apps to Kubernetes with Waypoint and GitOps
You can use HashiCorp Waypoint to help simplify and automate your Helm application deployments.
Why Use the Vault Agent for Secrets Management?
Learn how HashiCorp’s Vault Agent can help you achieve zero trust security in a simple manner, consistently across all application teams.
A Kubernetes User's Guide to HashiCorp Nomad Secret Management
Learn how secrets management in Kubernetes compares to HashiCorp Nomad, and see why HashiCorp Vault is a powerful solution for both.
Beta Support for CRDs in the Terraform Provider for Kubernetes
The kubernetes_manifest resource has now graduated into the official Kubernetes provider as a beta, bringing support for CRDs and custom resources.
Using HashiCorp Consul with Kong Ingress Controller for Kubernetes
Configure Kong Ingress Controller for Kubernetes with transparent proxy on HashiCorp Consul service mesh to manage traffic to and between your Kubernetes services.
Transparent Proxy on Consul Service Mesh
Consul 1.10 can transparently intercept and redirect traffic to sidecar proxies in the service mesh to allow applications to be deployed without modification.
HashiCorp Vault Achieves Red Hat OpenShift Helm Certification
The HashiCorp Vault Helm chart has achieved Red Hat OpenShift Certification to help OpenShift users more readily deploy secrets management on Kubernetes.
Announcing Consul 1.10 GA
Consul 1.10 adds exciting new features such as transparent proxy for service mesh, support for xDS v3, streaming, and observability enhancements.
Retrieve HashiCorp Vault Secrets with Kubernetes CSI
Learn how to use CSI to expose secrets on a volume within a Kubernetes pod and retrieve them using our Vault provider for the Kubernetes Secrets Store CSI Driver.
A Guide to HashiCorp at KubeCon Europe Virtual 2021
Learn about our plans for this year’s KubeCon Europe virtual conference and get CNCF- and Kubernetes-related updates on our products.
New Terraform Tutorial: Deploy Infrastructure with the Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes
Learn how to use the Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes to manage the infrastructure lifecycle through a Kubernetes custom resource.
A Kubernetes User's Guide to HashiCorp Nomad
Learn the equivalent terminologies, comparisons, and differentiations between HashiCorp Nomad and Kubernetes.
Announcing General Availability of the HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes
The HashiCorp Terraform Strategic Integrations team is pleased to announce the General Availability of the HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes.
Disaster Recovery for HashiCorp Consul on Kubernetes
See the recovery steps to protect your data and secrets during an extended outage using Kubernetes and HashiCorp Consul.
New Learn Tutorials: Migrating to Microservices with Consul on Kubernetes
This new tutorial collection uses a case study about a fictional company to illustrate a monolith to microservices migration with HashiCorp Consul and Kubernetes.
Wait Conditions in the Kubernetes Provider for HashiCorp Terraform
Discover how the Kubernetes and Kubernetes-alpha providers for HashiCorp Terraform allow users to specify whether they must meet certain conditions before they successfully apply a resource, giving users more control over their Kubernetes infrastructure.
Updates to the HashiCorp Learn's Vault-Kubernetes Collection
Check out the latest updates and new additions to our collection of tutorials for deploying Vault on Kubernetes.
Gating Access to Kubernetes API & Workloads with HashiCorp Boundary
Seamless application integration with a fully functional RBAC system.
Announcing Version 2.0 of the Kubernetes and Helm Providers for HashiCorp Terraform
Version 2.0 of the Kubernetes and Helm providers includes a more declarative authentication flow, alignment of resource behaviors and attributes with upstream APIs, normalized wait conditions across several resources, and removes support for Helm v2.
Getting Started with Ambassador and Consul Using Kubernetes Initializer
Kubernetes Initializer built by Ambassador Labs provides a new experience for simplifying the deployment of Ambassador and Consul in a Sandbox Kubernetes environment.
Announcing General Availability of HashiCorp Consul 1.9
Consul 1.9 is now generally available.
Nomad, Kubernetes, and a Pragmatic Look at Choosing Orchestrators
While Kubernetes is leading the orchestration market, this blog explains why a growing number of customers choose Nomad as an alternative or use each tool where most appropriate.
Introducing OpenShift Support for HashiCorp Consul on Kubernetes
Consul 1.9 now provides OpenShift support for Kubernetes deployments with a secure-by-default configuration.
Custom Resource Definitions for HashiCorp Consul on Kubernetes
Consul 1.9 adds Custom Resource Definition support, allowing users to interact with Consul using a more Kubernetes-native experience.
HashiCorp and KubeCon North America Virtual
In this blog, we round-up all of the KubeCon related activities HashiCorp will be doing this week at the virtual conference and adjacent to it.
KubeCon 2020: HashiCorp Consul Further Expands Kubernetes Support
In preparation for KubeCon 2020, this blog explores how features in Consul 1.9 help enhance the experience of running Consul on Kubernetes.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul 1.9
Consul 1.9 adds more service mesh features including app-aware intentions, visualization enhancements, and custom resource definitions.
Managing HCS with Terraform Cloud
HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure can be launched directly from the Azure Portal, but you can also manage HCS using Terraform Cloud.
New Terraform Tutorials on Provisioning and Managing Kubernetes Clusters
Explore a new collection of Terraform tutorials that can help you through your Kubernetes adoption journey.
HashiCorp Consul Ingress Gateways and L7 Traffic Management in Kubernetes
Learn about the advanced features of HashiCorp's Consul service mesh that are valuable to both infrastructure operators and developers.
Using Terraform to Manage Multiple Kubernetes Clusters On-Premises and in the Cloud
Recently, a SaaS company in the operations software industry needed the ability to provision and manage multiple Kubernetes clusters both on-premises and in various public clouds. Redapt used HashiCorp Terraform and various Terraform providers to make the process efficient, repeatable, and recoverable in case of disaster.
Secure Consul and Registered Services on Kubernetes
Consul has a set of features to support first-class integration with Kubernetes. In this new hands-on tutorial, learn how to secure Consul and registered services on Kubernetes using the official HashiCorp Consul Helm chart for Kubernetes.
Making a Mesh in Multi-Cloud with Consul
In this video, we demonstrate how HashiCorp Consul allows operators to quickly connect applications across multiple clouds (on-premises, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS) as well as multiple runtime environments (Virtual Machine, Kubernetes).
Get Started with Consul Service Mesh on Kubernetes
Learn how to deploy and use HashiCorp Consul service mesh capabilities on a local Kubernetes cluster with a new set of hands-on tutorials.
Deploy Any Resource with the Kubernetes Provider for Terraform
We are pleased to announce a new version of the Kubernetes Provider for HashiCorp Terraform.
Connecting Kubernetes Clusters with HashiCorp Consul WAN Federation
In Consul 1.8, we introduced three new service mesh features ingress, terminating, and WAN federation via mesh gateways. In this blog, we're going to explain how WAN federation can be used to connect multiple Kubernetes clusters across various environments.
Using the Terraform Foundational Policies Library with GKE
This demo explores how to use the Terraform Foundational Policies Library to apply pre-written policies, in accordance with the Center for Internet Security benchmarks, on a HashiCorp configuration for Google Cloud Platform’s flavor of Kubernetes, GKE.
Migrating Application Traffic between VMs and Kubernetes with HCS on Azure
Learn how to migrate application workloads from VMs into Kubernetes by leveraging Consul and its L7 Traffic Management features. By establishing a common service mesh between both runtime platforms, we enable the ability to take a policy0driven approach to security and application communications.
Kubernetes Traffic Ingress with HashiCorp Vault PKIaaS and JetStack Cert-Manager
In this article, we will see how to automate the creation and management of the lifecycle of TLS certificates in a Kubernetes environment with HashiCorp Vault and its PKI secret engine as well as JetStack cert-manager.
Learn How to Run Vault on Kubernetes
Kubernetes users can now bring Vault into their Kubernetes environment using the Vault Helm chart to manage secrets. Get started with hands-on tutorials that demonstrate operating Vault in a variety of modes within Kubernetes.
Creating Workspaces with the HashiCorp Terraform Operator for Kubernetes
We are pleased to announce the alpha release of HashiCorp Terraform Operator for Kubernetes. The new Operator lets you define and create infrastructure as code natively in Kubernetes by making calls to Terraform Cloud.
Introduction to HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure with AKS
Are you a HashiCorp tools practitioner? Do you want to help shape the direction of HashiCorp Consul running in public cloud? HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure is now available!
Dynamic Database Credentials with Vault and Kubernetes
In this blog post, we will look at how the Vault integration for Kubernetes allows an operator or developer to use metadata annotations to inject dynamically generated database secrets into a Kubernetes pod. The integration automatically handles all the authentication with Vault and the management of the secrets, the application just reads the secrets from the filesystem.
Exploring the HashiCorp Consul Ecosystem for Kubernetes
This blog highlights some of the capabilities that HashiCorp Consul can bring to Kubernetes environments and some of the key integrations from our ecosystem that can be deployed in conjunction with Consul.
What's Next for Vault and Kubernetes
We're excited to announce multiple features that deeply integrate HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes. This post will share the initial set of features that will be released in the coming months.
Announcing the HashiCorp Vault Helm Chart
This week we're releasing an official Helm Chart for Vault. Using the Helm Chart, you can start a Vault cluster running on Kubernetes in just minutes. This Helm chart will also be the primary mechanism for setting up future roadmapped Vault and Kubernetes features. By using the Helm chart, you can greatly reduce the complexity of running Vault on Kubernetes, and it gives you a repeatable deployment process in less time (vs rolling your own).
Introducing New Consul Learn Resources: Kubernetes Track, ACLs, Ambassador, and Troubleshooting
We’re excited to share some new resources on the learn platform: a Kubernetes getting started track, more guidance on configuring ACLs, and a streamlined troubleshooting guide.
Vault Learning Resources: 1.1, Caching, Kubernetes, Unseal, Azure, Replication
Learn to use features of Vault 1.1 including agent caching, replication, auto-unseal, and Kubernetes integration.
Vault Learning Resources: 1.0, Auto-unseal, Agent, Kubernetes
Learn from hands-on labs to build proficiency with Vault 1.0, auto-unseal, Kubernetes, and other secrets management features.
Introducing New Consul Learn Platform and New Resources: Kubernetes, AWS Cloud Map, and Many More
In the last few weeks, HashiCorp education team launched the new Consul learn platform and published several hands-on guides to help you easily integrate Consul into your multi-cloud, microservice-based infrastructure.
Announcing First-Class Kubernetes Support for HashiCorp Products
As a follow-up to the HashiCorp Consul plus Kubernetes blog series, this blog highlights our recent work to provide first-class support for Kubernetes across HashiCorp product line.
HashiCorp Consul and Kubernetes Service Catalog Sync
We're releasing HashiCorp Consul + Kubernetes features every week. This week we're releasing the service catalog sync functionality to sync Kubernetes services to the Consul catalog and vice versa. This enables cross-cluster or platform service discovery using the native service discovery tooling expected. Additionally, a central catalog allows organizations to gracefully migrate workloads into or out of Kubernetes.
Kubernetes Auto-join for Consul
We're releasing HashiCorp Consul + Kubernetes features every week. This week we're showcasing the auto-join feature to enable nodes running inside and outside of Kubernetes to join a Consul cluster running on Kubernetes. Rather than joining with a static IP address or DNS entry, the auto-join feature uses the Kubernetes API to discover pods running Consul agents, and joins those pods.
Announcing the HashiCorp Consul Helm Chart
We're releasing HashiCorp Consul + Kubernetes features every week. This week we're releasing the official Consul Helm Chart for running and configuring Consul on Kubernetes. Using the Helm chart, you can start a complete Consul cluster on Kubernetes in minutes. The Helm chart can setup and configure a Consul server cluster, client agents, or both. The Helm chart will also be the primary mechanism for setting up future Consul and Kubernetes features.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul + Kubernetes
We're excited to announce multiple features that deeply integrate HashiCorp Consul with Kubernetes.
Announcing Terraform Support for Kubernetes Service on AWS
HashiCorp is proud to announce day-zero support for AWS EKS. AWS EKS is a managed service that makes it easier for users to run Kubernetes on AWS across multiple availability zones with less manual configuration. This blog explores how to set up an EKS configuration using Terraform.
Secure Kubernetes Deployments with Vault and Banzai Cloud
At Banzai Cloud we are building an open source next generation platform as a service, Pipeline - built on Kubernetes. With Pipeline we provision large multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters on all major cloud providers and deploy different workloads to these clusters. We needed to find an industry standards based way for our users to publish and interact with protected endpoints and at the same time provide dynamic secret management for all the different applications we support, all these with native Kubernetes support. After several proof-of-concepts, we chose Hashicorp Vault. In this post we’d like to highlight how we use Vault and provide technical insight into the available options.
Applying Policy as Code to Kubernetes Resources
Using HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise and the Kubernetes provider we can apply fine-grained policy enforcement using Sentinel to Kubernetes resources, before the changes to the resources are applied on the cluster. This blog post explores using Sentinel in Terraform Enterprise to manage Kubernetes clusters and enforce Kubernetes service types and namespace naming conventions.
Managing Kubernetes Applications with HashiCorp Terraform
HashiCorp Terraform is an open source tool that enables users to provision any infrastructure using a consistent workflow. While Terraform can manage infrastructure for both public and private cloud services, it can also manage external services like GitHub, Nomad, or Kubernetes pods. This post highlights the new Terraform Kubernetes provider which enables operators to manage the lifecycle of Kubernetes resources using declarative infrastructure as code.