.. _vault_guide_index: ############################################ Protecting sensitive data with Ansible vault ############################################ .. note:: **Making Open Source More Inclusive** Red Hat is committed to replacing problematic language in our code, documentation, and web properties. We are beginning with these four terms: master, slave, blacklist, and whitelist. We ask that you open an issue or pull request if you come upon a term that we have missed. For more details, see `our CTO Chris Wright's message `_. Welcome to the Ansible vault documentation. Ansible vault provides a way to encrypt and manage sensitive data such as passwords. This guide introduces you to Ansible vault and covers the following topics: * Managing vault passwords. * Encrypting content and files with Ansible vault. * Using encrypted variables and files. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 vault vault_managing_passwords vault_encrypting_content vault_using_encrypted_content