HashiCorp User Group Cologne – AI Security & Platform Engineering

The HashiCorp User Group Cologne is back.

Agentic AI Security, Platform Engineering and modern cloud infrastructure are changing how enterprises build and secure systems.

From Static Passwords to Dynamic Credentials — DevSecOps patterns for secure platform operations.

When AI Agents Act — Secure identity & secrets concepts for multi-agent systems.

We will discuss how AI agents, autonomous systems and modern platform teams change infrastructure, identity, secrets management and security architectures.

Two technical talks. Real-world platform and security patterns. Networking, food and drinks in Cologne.

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## Location

TIMETOACT / Advantage
Mediapark 5
50670 Cologne

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## Time

19:00 – 21:00
Doors open from 18:30.

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# Agenda

## Welcome & Community Restart

Short introduction to the renewed HashiCorp User Group Cologne and the vision for the local community going forward.

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## Session 1

### From Static Passwords to Dynamic Credentials

### DevSecOps Patterns for Secure Platform Operations

Modern cloud-native environments require a completely different approach to identity and secrets management.
This session explores practical DevSecOps patterns using dynamic credentials, short-lived access and centralized secrets management across Kubernetes and cloud platforms.
Topics include:

• Dynamic Secrets
• Platform Security
• Kubernetes & OpenShift
• DevSecOps workflows
• Auditability & Governance
• Enterprise Secrets Management

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## Session 2

### When AI Agents Act

### Secure Identity & Secrets Concepts for Multi-Agent Systems

AI agents, autonomous workflows and non-human identities are fundamentally changing enterprise security models.
This session explores how modern identity, authorization and secrets concepts can help secure AI-driven systems and agentic infrastructures.
Topics include:

• Non-Human Identities
• AI Agent Security
• Secrets Management for AI Systems
• Context-aware Authorization
• Auditability for Autonomous Systems
• Platform Governance

Speaker:
Tobias Rech – Solution Engineer, HashiCorp

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# Networking

After the sessions, we invite everybody to stay for networking, discussions, food and drinks with the local community.

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# Who should attend?

• Platform Engineers
• DevOps Engineers
• Security Engineers
• Kubernetes/OpenShift Teams
• Cloud Architects
• Infrastructure Engineers
• AI Platform Teams
• Enterprise Architects

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# Registration

Please also check the official HashiCorp event page for updates and additional details:
https://events.hashicorp.com/HUG-Cologne
We are looking forward to restarting the HashiCorp community in Cologne together with you.