Vault API is the standard HashiCorp Vault HTTP API surface. Platform services authenticate using Kubernetes Service Account tokens; Vault validates the token against the Kubernetes API and returns a short-lived Vault token scoped to the service's policy.

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Composes outgoing 2
Target Element Element Type
Secrets Vault Software System
Vault Secrets Read API Endpoint
Part of incoming 2
Source Element Element Type
Secrets Vault Software System
Vault Secrets Read API Endpoint
Owned by incoming 1
Source Element Element Type
Encryption Key Aggregate Data Aggregate
Served by incoming 1
Source Element Element Type
Security GKE Cluster Cloud Service

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Type Software Subsystem
Layer Application
Domain Security and Compliance
Status active
Owner Security Team

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Catalog Id SUB-SEC-006
Environments production, staging
Owns Data Aggregates Encryption Key Aggregate
Served By Cloud Services Security GKE Cluster
Archimate Type application-component
C4 Type Container
Togaf Type Application Component

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