The Vault (Alpha)

NOTE: The Vault is in development

Getting Started with Elastx The Vault (Alpha)

Welcome to the alpha release of Elastx The Vault (Alpha) — a secure, S3-compatible object storage service, now available for testing. Built with compliance, security, and flexibility at its core, The Vault is ideal for secondary storage and long-term data retention.

Overview of The Vault (Alpha)

The Vault combines scalable object storage with enterprise-grade security:

• S3-Compatible Object Storage – Easily integrate with existing tools and workflows
• Geographically and Physically Isolated – Hosted in an isolated, dedicated and physically protected region within the Elastx Cloud Platform
• Encryption at Rest – Your data is always secured with encryption
• Immutable Storage – Safeguard against deletion or tampering including Ransomware
• Integrated with Elastx IDP – Centralized identity and access management with MFA
• Purpose-Built for Secondary Storage – Designed for archiving, backups, and compliance-driven storage

Getting Access to The Vault (Alpha)

Before using Elastx The Vault, your organization must designate at least one Customer Admin User.

1. Request an Admin Account
   An authorized manager can use Elastx Support Page or email support@elastx.se to request access for your first admin user.

2. Activate Your User
   Once provisioned follow the instructions to activate your Elastx Identity Provider (IDP) account and setup MFA.

Accessing The Console

Use the Elastx The Vault Console to manage your The Vault configuration (only Customer Admin Users): Elastx The Vault Console

From the console you can setup and manage:

• Buckets and objects for the whole organization
• Access keys and their policies for users and applications to access The Vault securely
• Immutable settings etc

Note! Your buckets always need to be named with your organisations unique prefixed uid. I.e. <uid.bucketname>

Creating Access Keys and access the API

To enable other users, applications, services to access the The Vault api.

1. Log in to the console as an admin
2. Create Access Keys for your organization’s users or services
3. Store the secret key securely — it is only shown once
4. Access the api via: https://vault.elastx.cloud

Additional User Roles

You may also request WriteOnly and ReadOnly users/accounts via support@elastx.se. These users are pre-assigned with limited policies suitable for:

• WriteOnly – I.e. to upload data into The Vault
• ReadOnly – I.e when the need is only to read from storage

Learn More

For complete details including how to manage immutability, refer to the official documentation:
MinIO Official Documentation