Vault KV Versioning Cheat Sheet

Soft delete, rollback, and leases

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Enable KV v2 with metadata
Revoke and soft-delete when kompromised

Commands & Queries

vault kv put secret/data/app token=xyz
Write new version
vault kv get -format=json secret/data/app
Review history
vault kv metadata delete secret/app
Soft delete entries

Summary

Versioned secrets + automation reduce risk.

💡 Pro Tip: Automatically rotate secrets and revoke stale versions.
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