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New Docs Website (#5535)
* conversion stage 1
* correct image paths
* add sidebar title to frontmatter
* docs/concepts and docs/internals
* configuration docs and multi-level nav corrections
* commands docs, index file corrections, small item nav correction
* secrets converted
* auth
* add enterprise and agent docs
* add extra dividers
* secret section, wip
* correct sidebar nav title in front matter for apu section, start working on api items
* auth and backend, a couple directory structure fixes
* remove old docs
* intro side nav converted
* reset sidebar styles, add hashi-global-styles
* basic styling for nav sidebar
* folder collapse functionality
* patch up border length on last list item
* wip restructure for content component
* taking middleman hacking to the extreme, but its working
* small css fix
* add new mega nav
* fix a small mistake from the rebase
* fix a content resolution issue with middleman
* title a couple missing docs pages
* update deps, remove temporary markup
* community page
* footer to layout, community page css adjustments
* wip downloads page
* deps updated, downloads page ready
* fix community page
* homepage progress
* add components, adjust spacing
* docs and api landing pages
* a bunch of fixes, add docs and api landing pages
* update deps, add deploy scripts
* add readme note
* update deploy command
* overview page, index title
* Update doc fields
Note this still requires the link fields to be populated -- this is solely related to copy on the description fields
* Update api_basic_categories.yml
Updated API category descriptions. Like the document descriptions you'll still need to update the link headers to the proper target pages.
* Add bottom hero, adjust CSS, responsive friendly
* Add mega nav title
* homepage adjustments, asset boosts
* small fixes
* docs page styling fixes
* meganav title
* some category link corrections
* Update API categories page
updated to reflect the second level headings for api categories
* Update docs_detailed_categories.yml
Updated to represent the existing docs structure
* Update docs_detailed_categories.yml
* docs page data fix, extra operator page remove
* api data fix
* fix makefile
* update deps, add product subnav to docs and api landing pages
* Rearrange non-hands-on guides to _docs_
Since there is no place for these on learn.hashicorp, we'll put them
under _docs_.
* WIP Redirects for guides to docs
* content and component updates
* font weight hotfix, redirects
* fix guides and intro sidenavs
* fix some redirects
* small style tweaks
* Redirects to learn and internally to docs
* Remove redirect to `/vault`
* Remove `.html` from destination on redirects
* fix incorrect index redirect
* final touchups
* address feedback from michell for makefile and product downloads
2018-10-19 15:40:11 +00:00
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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Vault vs. Custom Solutions"
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New Docs Website (#5535)
* conversion stage 1
* correct image paths
* add sidebar title to frontmatter
* docs/concepts and docs/internals
* configuration docs and multi-level nav corrections
* commands docs, index file corrections, small item nav correction
* secrets converted
* auth
* add enterprise and agent docs
* add extra dividers
* secret section, wip
* correct sidebar nav title in front matter for apu section, start working on api items
* auth and backend, a couple directory structure fixes
* remove old docs
* intro side nav converted
* reset sidebar styles, add hashi-global-styles
* basic styling for nav sidebar
* folder collapse functionality
* patch up border length on last list item
* wip restructure for content component
* taking middleman hacking to the extreme, but its working
* small css fix
* add new mega nav
* fix a small mistake from the rebase
* fix a content resolution issue with middleman
* title a couple missing docs pages
* update deps, remove temporary markup
* community page
* footer to layout, community page css adjustments
* wip downloads page
* deps updated, downloads page ready
* fix community page
* homepage progress
* add components, adjust spacing
* docs and api landing pages
* a bunch of fixes, add docs and api landing pages
* update deps, add deploy scripts
* add readme note
* update deploy command
* overview page, index title
* Update doc fields
Note this still requires the link fields to be populated -- this is solely related to copy on the description fields
* Update api_basic_categories.yml
Updated API category descriptions. Like the document descriptions you'll still need to update the link headers to the proper target pages.
* Add bottom hero, adjust CSS, responsive friendly
* Add mega nav title
* homepage adjustments, asset boosts
* small fixes
* docs page styling fixes
* meganav title
* some category link corrections
* Update API categories page
updated to reflect the second level headings for api categories
* Update docs_detailed_categories.yml
Updated to represent the existing docs structure
* Update docs_detailed_categories.yml
* docs page data fix, extra operator page remove
* api data fix
* fix makefile
* update deps, add product subnav to docs and api landing pages
* Rearrange non-hands-on guides to _docs_
Since there is no place for these on learn.hashicorp, we'll put them
under _docs_.
* WIP Redirects for guides to docs
* content and component updates
* font weight hotfix, redirects
* fix guides and intro sidenavs
* fix some redirects
* small style tweaks
* Redirects to learn and internally to docs
* Remove redirect to `/vault`
* Remove `.html` from destination on redirects
* fix incorrect index redirect
* final touchups
* address feedback from michell for makefile and product downloads
2018-10-19 15:40:11 +00:00
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sidebar_title: "Custom Solutions"
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sidebar_current: "vs-other-custom"
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description: |-
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Comparison between Vault and writing a custom solution.
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# Vault vs. Custom Solutions
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Many organizations resort to custom solutions for storing secrets,
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whether that be Dropbox, encrypted disk images, encrypted SQL columns,
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etc.
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These systems require time and resources to build and maintain.
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Storing secrets is also an incredibly important piece of infrastructure
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that must be done correctly. This increases the pressure to maintain
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the internal systems.
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Vault is designed for secret storage. It provides a simple interface
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on top of a strong security model to meet your secret storage needs.
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Furthermore, Vault is an open source tool. This means that the tool is
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as good as the entire community working together to improve it. This
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isn't just features and bug fixes, but finding potential security holes.
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Additionally, since it is open source, your own security teams can
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review and contribute to Vault and verify it meets your standards
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for security.
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