How to Implement a Zero-Trust Lab with HashiCorp in an Hour

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The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) is a non-profit organization that provides a collaborative forum for the federal government, academia, and industry to identify, discuss, and resolve emerging technology challenges like the implementation of zero trust architectures.

Recently HashiCorp presented and demoed a zero trust architecture on ATARC’s YouTube channel. Here is the video:

This article will outline the solutions presented by ATARC along with resources and general architectural concepts. This is not a detailed how-to guide but for examples, follow along in the video above.

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General Challenges & Solutions

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