HashiCorp has released an upgrade to its HCP Vault Dedicated offering, version 1.18, which includes several new features such as expanding disaster recovery (DR) region coverage, syncing secrets across providers, and adding PKI EST among other key features. The update also introduces secret sync capabilities, enhanced UI permissions on subkeys, cross-region DR capabilities, and support for PKI EST protocol. These enhancements aim to improve Vault resilience, reduce risks, and increase operator and user efficiency.