Understanding the HashiCorp Vault Encryption Plugin

Overview

The HashiCorp Vault Encryption Plugin (hashicorp_key_management) integrates with HashiCorp Vault. It is available in MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4.18-11 and later.

When to Use the HashiCorp Vault Encryption Plugin?

The HashiCorp Vault Encryption Plugin (hashicorp_key_management) allows you to:

About HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault is an open source KMS that provides many advanced features:

HashiCorp also provides an Enterprise version of Vault, which has even more features. MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.4 and later support both the Open Source and Enterprise versions.