Configuring Auth Methods using the CLI

Usage: vault auth [OPTIONS] COMMAND

$ vault auth enable approle
Success! Enabled approle auth method at: approle/

$ vault auth enable -path=custom-approle approle
Success! Enabled approle auth method at: custom-approle/

$ vault auth enable \
    -path=apps \
    -description="Application credentials" \
    approle
Success! Enabled approle auth method at: apps/

$ vault auth disable apps
Success! Disabled the auth method (if it existed) at: apps/

$ vault auth list
Path            Type      Accessor                    Description
----            ----      --------                    -----------
approle/        approle   auth_approle_d8c20abe       Application roles
token/          token     auth_token_89ce3371         Token-based access
custom-approle/ approle   auth_approle_b3f0c92d       Custom path example

$ vault auth tune \
    -default-lease-ttl=30m \
    -max-lease-ttl=1h \
    apps/
Success! Tuned auth method at: apps/

$ vault auth help enable

vault auth <subcommand> [options] <mount-path-or-type>

$ vault write auth/approle/role/vault-course \
    secret_id_ttl=10m \
    secret_id_num_uses=40 \
    token_ttl=20m \
    token_max_ttl=30m \
    token_num_uses=10
Success! Data written to: auth/approle/role/vault-course