Vault Secrets Rotation Orchestrator

---
name: "Vault Secrets Rotation Orchestrator"
slug: "vault-secrets-rotation-orchestrator"
description: "Automates HashiCorp Vault secret rotation using the Vault HTTP API and dynamic secrets engines. Manages database credential leases, PKI certificate renewal, and AWS STS token rotation with zero-downtime rollover."
github_stars: 35396
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/hashicorp/vault"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "hashicorp/vault"
  github_stars: 35396
---

# Vault Secrets Rotation Orchestrator

Automates HashiCorp Vault secret rotation using the Vault HTTP API and dynamic secrets engines. Manages database credential leases, PKI certificate renewal, and AWS STS token rotation with zero-downtime rollover.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ make bootstrap
- To compile a development version of Vault, run make or make dev. This will
- $ make dev
- To compile a development version of Vault with the UI, run make static-dist dev-ui. This will

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- A modern system requires access to a multitude of secrets: database credentials, API keys for external services, credentials for service-oriented architecture communication, etc. Understanding who is accessing what se...
- To run tests, type make test. Note: this requires Docker to be installed. If

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- systems, such as AWS or SQL databases. For example, when an application
- can revoke not only single secrets, but a tree of secrets, for example,
- Documentation, Getting Started, and Certification Exams

- Source: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashicorp/vault/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/vault-secrets-rotation-orchestrator/)