💭 kv - Command | Vault | HashiCorp Developer
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!https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/commands/kv

Date: November 5, 2023

kv - Command | Vault | HashiCorp Developer
 The "kv" command groups subcommands for interacting with Vault's key/value
secret engine.
 kv - Command | Vault | HashiCorp Developer · developer.hashicorp.com [1]

hashi vault lets you manage secrets right from your cli.

``` bash
# set your vault url
export VAULT_ADDR=https://myvault.mydomain
vault login

# get a secret
vault kv get secret/hvac

# put a secret
vault kv put -mount=secret creds passcode=my-long-passcode

# get it
vault kv get secret/creds

# == Secret Path ==
# secret/data/creds
#
# ======= Metadata =======
# Key Value
# --- -----
# created_time 2023-11-05T02:53:40.978120001Z
# custom_metadata
# deletion_time n/a
# destroyed false
# version 3
#
# ====== Data ======
# Key Value
# --- -----
# bar baz
# passcode my-long-passcode

# get one field
vault kv get -field=passcode secret/creds

# my-long-passcode
vault kv put -mount=secret creds bar=baz

# set more keys
vault kv put -mount=secret creds passcode=my-long-passcode bar=baz

#
# == Secret Path ==
# secret/data/creds
#
# ======= Metadata =======
# Key Value
# --- -----
# created_time 2023-11-05T03:24:14.65958906Z
# custom_metadata
# deletion_time n/a
# destroyed false
# version 4

vault kv get secret/creds

# == Secret Path ==
# secret/data/creds
#
# ======= Metadata =======
# Key Value
# --- -----
# created_time 2023-11-05T02:53:40.978120001Z
# custom_metadata
# deletion_time n/a
# destroyed false
# version 4
#
# ====== Data ======
# Key Value
# --- -----
# bar baz
# passcode my-long-passcode

```

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References:
[1]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/commands/kv
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