Vault Plugin New File

For auth plugins, change BackendType:

BackendType: logical.TypeCredential,

And implement Login path:

pathLogin := &framework.Path
    Pattern: "login",
    Fields: map[string]*framework.FieldSchema
        "token": Type: framework.TypeString,
    ,
    Operations: map[logical.Operation]framework.OperationHandler
        logical.UpdateOperation: &framework.PathOperationCallback: pathLogin,
    ,

Vault ships with dozens of built-in secrets engines (KV, AWS, GCP, Database, Transit, PKI) and auth methods (Token, LDAP, JWT, Kubernetes, GitHub). But consider these scenarios: vault plugin new

Without plugins, you’re stuck. With plugins, you write code that implements Vault’s standard interfaces, package it as a binary, and Vault executes it in a secure out-of-process model. And implement Login path: pathLogin := &framework

Plugins run outside Vault’s core process, ensuring that a plugin crash doesn’t bring down the entire Vault server. Vault ships with dozens of built-in secrets engines

Creating a plugin is a non-trivial investment (2-5 days of solid Go work). Do not build a new plugin if:

Build a new plugin when: