--- layout: "docs" page_title: "Internals" sidebar_current: "docs-internals" description: |- This section covers the internals of Vault and explains how plans are generated, the lifecycle of a provider, etc. The goal of this section is to remove any notion of "magic" from Vault. We want you to be able to trust and understand what Vault is doing to function. --- # Vault Internals This section covers the internals of Vault and explains how plans are generated, the lifecycle of a provider, etc. The goal of this section is to remove any notion of "magic" from Vault. We want you to be able to trust and understand what Vault is doing to function. -> **Note:** Knowledge of Vault internals is not required to use Vault. If you aren't interested in the internals of Vault, you may safely skip this section.