The latest articles on DEV Community by Pratik Patel (@pratik00531). https://dev.to/pratik00531 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3267742%2Fd11a4f82-7038-4856-84be-6aefa79fc6ad.jpeg https://dev.to/pratik00531 en Pratik Patel Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:44:52 +0000 https://dev.to/pratik00531/hey-fellas--10o8 https://dev.to/pratik00531/hey-fellas--10o8 <p>Just first day and first post on the Dev! So ignore errors <br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frw99kwv855iidzbgrlhv.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frw99kwv855iidzbgrlhv.png" alt=" " width="800" height="474"></a><br> And Gonna share what i have done today !! </p> <p>Spent the day getting my hands dirty with HashiCorp Vault — honestly feels like a developer’s Swiss Army knife for secrets.</p> <p>Instead of scattering creds in .env files or configs, Vault centralizes and secures them. You can:</p> <ol> <li>Store &amp; rotate secrets safely</li> <li>Manage auth methods (tokens, userpass, etc.)</li> <li>Encrypt/decrypt data with the Transit engine 4.Write + attach fine-grained policies</li> </ol> <p>What I did today 👇</p> <p>1.Deployed Vault dev server<br> 2.Enabled secrets engines<br> 3.Versioned, created, and destroyed secrets<br> 4.Worked with auth tokens &amp; userpass method<br> 5.Used Vault UI &amp; CLI<br> 6.Played with policies (create, test, revoke)</p> newbie beginners