A golden path to secure cloud provisioning with The Infrastructure Cloud

Golden patterns for infrastructure and security automation workflows lie at the core of The Infrastructure Cloud. Using HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) services, this post illustrates how to implement these golden patterns in a secure provisioning workflow that addresses challenges related to remote infrastructure access and credential/secrets management in cloud environments. This workflow can be applied across various cloud providers and hybrid cloud environments. The example scenario involves deploying an application to a Linux-based virtual machine (VM) running in Azure, with the app needing to access a sensitive text string for execution. By leveraging HashiCorp Terraform, Vault, and Boundary, this golden path workflow automates solutions to these challenges while ensuring secure management of infrastructure and security lifecycles.