Reference
OpenBao
Move secrets to and from one OpenBao KV v2 path.
Move secrets to and from one OpenBao KV v2 path.
Connection
| What | This provider |
|---|---|
| Vendor | OpenBao |
| Key | openbao-kv |
| Availability | available. You can connect it today. |
| Credential we hold | openbao-token |
| Values read back | yes |
| Activation | immediate |
Directions
| Direction | What it does |
|---|---|
import | We read names and values out of the store into your environment. |
export | We write names and values from your environment into the store. |
Activation
immediate. The running app sees a new value at once.
Conflict policies
| Direction | Policies you can pick |
|---|---|
import | skip_existing, new_version, fail |
export | create_only, overwrite, overwrite_and_prune |
How syncs work says what each one does.
Connect
Paste a credential from the vendor. We seal it and never show it again.
| Field | Label | Kind | Required | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
token | OpenBao token | secret; we mask it here and seal it | yes | OpenBao tokens expire, exactly as Vault's do. Use one with a lease long enough for your sync schedule, and renew it. |
Connection fields
You set these when you connect. Every mapping on the connection shares them.
| Field | Label | Kind | Required | Advanced | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
address | Vault address | text | yes | no | Must be reachable from the public internet over HTTPS. |
namespace | Namespace | text | no | yes | Enterprise and HCP only. Leave empty for open-source Vault. |
Mapping fields
You answer these once per environment you map.
| Field | Label | Kind | Required | Advanced | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mount | KV mount | text | yes | no | Must be a KV version 2 mount. |
path | Path | text | yes | no | One path per sync. Every key stored there is one secret here. |
Required permissions
We probe for these when we verify the connection.
| Permission | Directions | Blocking | Without it |
|---|---|---|---|
read | import | yes | Import cannot read the path. |
create | export | yes | Export cannot write a path that does not exist yet. |
patch | export | yes | Export cannot change a path without replacing everything else stored there. |