Vault Secrets Rotation Cheat Sheet

Automate lease renewal

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Schedule rotation tasks
Revoke leaked secrets quickly

Commands & Queries

vault lease revoke
Revoke lease
vault write database/roles/app ...
Generate dynamic creds
vault policy write rotate rotate.hcl
Define policy

Summary

Rotation reduces risk of stale, leaked secrets.

💡 Pro Tip: Set TTLs and monitor lease explorers.
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