HashiCorp has released Vault 1.4, a tool for secrets management, data encryption, and identity management for any application on any infrastructure. The new version includes several major features such as Integrated Storage, Transform Secrets Engine, Vault Helm Chart, OpenLDAP Secrets Engine, Kerberos Auth Method, NetApp Enterprise Key Management Support, and Improved Disaster Recovery Workflow. These enhancements aim to simplify deployment, operations, and security of production Vault clusters, as well as provide support for various environments like Kubernetes and NetApp systems. The release also includes numerous bug fixes and new features such as MongoDB Atlas Secrets, Redshift Database Secrets Engine, Venafi Secrets Engine, Service Registration Config, and Usage Monitoring. Users are advised to upgrade in an isolated environment and report any issues on the Vault GitHub issue tracker or discuss forum.