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How to Implement a Vault Dynamic Database Credentials Mock in Python

A Python dataclass-based mock of HashiCorp Vault that issues short-lived database credentials, tracks leases, and revokes them, demonstrating dynamic secrets rotation.

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Python 
import time
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Dict


@dataclass
class DynamicCredential:
    username: str
    password: str
    lease_duration: int
    created_at: float = field(default_factory=time.time)

    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
        return time.time() - self.created_…
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