Recorded Webinar

Secrets Management for Tactical System - Securing the Edge

Learn how Vault and Consul make sense in military scenarios, where edge computing, loose coupling, and resilience are crucial.

Speakers

  • Tim Olson
    Tim OlsonSr. Solutions Engineer, HashiCorp

Managing sensitive and classified information (secrets) is challenging in a controlled Enterprise IT environment. It becomes even more of a challenge in military IT at the tactical edge.

Secrets management in support of tactical units for battlefield management and secure communication workflows is a complex problem necessitating overcoming several tactical challenges including network connectivity and extreme environments.

In this webinar, you'll learn how HashiCorp Vault and Consul can provide highly available, resilient, and secure access to tactical computing systems at the edge.

Video Sections

0:00 — Understanding IT Security Needs for Tactical Systems

2:07 — Introduction to HashiCorp Vault & Consul

17:18 — Vault Replication: How it's Used for Military Systems

19:17 — Mesh Networking with Consul Connect

21:18 — Secrets Management in Adverse Conditions

29:41 — Live Q&A

Additional Resources

Microservices for Military Applications

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