HashiCorp Consul needs configuration to be secure. In this course, Ensuring Security in HashiCorp Consul, you’ll learn to secure Consul to the degree required for the HashiCorp Consul Associate certification. First, you’ll explore backing up and restoring Consul data. Next, you’ll discover how to encrypt Consul’s communications. Finally, you’ll learn how to use Consul’s ACL system to authorize access. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Consul’s security measures needed to secure both brand-new and existing Consul data centers.
Author Name: Chris Green
Author Description:
Chris is a Security Engineer, who has been variously employed as a DevOps Engineer, Developer, Data Engineer and Infrastructure Analyst. He has extensively studied Cyber Security and holds an MSc in Computing from Cardiff University in the UK. Chris believes the best way to learn is to teach, which is why you find him here on Pluralsight.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Backing up and Restoring Consul
  12mins
• Encrypting Communication
  36mins
• Authorizing Access Using ACLs
  37mins