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    Injecting secrets: end-to-end example

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    Injecting secrets: end-to-end example

    This article presents a step-by-step guide for testing Prisma Cloud’s secret manager. You will set up HashiCorp Vault, store a secret in it, inject the secret into a running container, then validate that it can be seen from within the container.

    Setting up Vault

    Set up HashiCorp Vault in development mode.
    2. Unzip the package, then copy the vault executable to a directory in your PATH.
    3. Verify that vault is installed. Run the following command:
      $ vault -help
    4. Start Vault in development mode.
      $ vault server -dev -dev-listen-address='<VAULT_HOST_IPADDR>:8200'

==> WARNING: Dev mode is enabled!

In this mode, Vault is completely in-memory and unsealed.
Vault is configured to only have a single unseal key. The root
token has already been authenticated with the CLI, so you can
immediately begin using the Vault CLI.

The only step you need to take is to set the following
environment variables:

    export VAULT_ADDR='http://10.240.0.53:8200'

The unseal key and root token are reproduced below in case you
want to seal/unseal the Vault or play with authentication.

Unseal Key: Hb0dBfYh3ieHRmf28ohu5xh0DKfmP4aNa8JS5/jNsWQ=
Root Token: 29e3e12b-09b4-af6c-6e87-cbd9fbcb51bd

    Storing a secret in HashiCorp Vault

    Store a secret in Vault.
    1. Open a shell and ssh to the host running Vault.
    2. Set the Vault address in your environment.
      $ export VAULT_ADDR='http://<VAULT_HOST_IPADDR>:8200'
    3. Create a secret.
      For Vault 0.10 or later:
      vault kv put secret/mySecret1 "pass=1234567"
      For Vault 0.9.x or older:
      $ vault write secret/mySecret1 "pass=1234567"
    4. Read the secret back to validate it was properly stored.
      For Vault 0.10 or later:
      $ vault kv get secret/mySecret1
      For Vault 0.9.x or older:
      $ vault read secret/mySecret1

    Integrating Prisma Cloud and Vault

    Creating a rule in Console

    Validating the secret is injected

    Start a container and verify that your secret is properly injected.
    + The same procedure can be followed for injecting secrets in Kubernetes cluster. Make sure Kubernetes uses dockerd and Prisma Cloud runs in local socket mode.
    Prerequisites:
     Defender must be running on the machine where you start your container.
    1. Start a container:
      $ docker run -ti ubuntu /bin/bash
    2. Validate your secrets have been injected into this container.
      If you injected your secrets as environment variables, run:
      # printenv
      If you injected your secrets as files, run:
      # ls /run/secrets
# cat /run/secrets/<SECRET_NAME>
    3. Exit the shell inside the container.
      # exit
    4. If your secrets are injected as environment variables, validate that they are encrypted when you run docker inspect.
      Start a container, and run it in the background:
      $ docker run -dit ubuntu /bin/bash
<CONTAINER_ID>
      $ docker inspect <CONTAINER_ID>

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