diff --git a/docs/json_schemas/secrets/v0/provider.json b/docs/json_schemas/secrets/v0/provider.json
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+{
+  "title": "ProviderSchema",
+  "description": "The schema for the provider side of this interface.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "unit": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/BaseModel"
+    },
+    "app": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/SecretsProviderSchema"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "app"
+  ],
+  "definitions": {
+    "BaseModel": {
+      "title": "BaseModel",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {}
+    },
+    "UnitCredentialsSchema": {
+      "title": "UnitCredentialsSchema",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "role_id": {
+          "title": "Role Id",
+          "description": "The role ID to use to authenticate to Vault.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "role_secret_id": {
+          "title": "Role Secret Id",
+          "description": "The role secret ID to use to authenticate to Vault.",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "role_id",
+        "role_secret_id"
+      ]
+    },
+    "CredentialsSchema": {
+      "title": "CredentialsSchema",
+      "default": "Units' credentials",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/UnitCredentialsSchema"
+      }
+    },
+    "SecretsProviderSchema": {
+      "title": "SecretsProviderSchema",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "vault_url": {
+          "title": "Vault Url",
+          "description": "The URL of the Vault server to connect to.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "kv_mountpoint": {
+          "title": "Kv Mountpoint",
+          "description": "The mountpoint of the KV store to use.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "credentials": {
+          "title": "Credentials",
+          "description": "The credentials to use to authenticate to Vault.",
+          "allOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/CredentialsSchema"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "vault_url",
+        "kv_mountpoint",
+        "credentials"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/docs/json_schemas/secrets/v0/requirer.json b/docs/json_schemas/secrets/v0/requirer.json
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+{
+  "title": "RequirerSchema",
+  "description": "The schema for the requirer side of this interface.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "unit": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/UnitSecretsRequirerSchema"
+    },
+    "app": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/AppSecretsProviderSchema"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "unit",
+    "app"
+  ],
+  "definitions": {
+    "UnitSecretsRequirerSchema": {
+      "title": "UnitSecretsRequirerSchema",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "egress_subnet": {
+          "title": "Egress Subnet",
+          "default": "Egress subnet to use.",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "AppSecretsProviderSchema": {
+      "title": "AppSecretsProviderSchema",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "secret_backend": {
+          "title": "Secret Backend",
+          "default": "The name of the secret backend to use.",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/interfaces/secrets/v0/README.md b/interfaces/secrets/v0/README.md
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+# `secrets`
+
+## Usage
+
+Some charms require a secure key value store. This relation interface describes the expected behavior of any charm claiming to interact with Vault Key Value stores.
+
+## Direction
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+    Requirer -- secret_backend, egress_subnet --> Provider
+    Provider -- vault_url, kv_mountpoint, credentials --> Requirer
+```
+
+## Behavior
+
+Both the Requirer and the Provider need to adhere to criteria to be considered compatible with the interface.
+
+### Provider
+
+Provider expectations
+
+- Must provide the vault url
+- Must provide a key value mountpoint
+- Must provide a role_id and role_secret_id for each unit, with access protected by unit's egress_subnet
+
+### Requirer
+
+Requirer expectations
+
+- Must provide a secret backend name, which must start with "charm-"
+- Must provide an egress subnet for each unit used to protect access to the secret backend
+
+## Relation Data
+
+Describe the contents of the databags, and provide schemas for them.
+
+[\[Pydantic Schema\]](./schema.py)
+
+#### Example
+
+```yaml
+provider:
+  app:
+    vault_url: http://10.152.183.104:8200
+    kv_mountpoint: charm-barbican
+    credentials: |
+      {
+        "barbican-0": {
+          "role_id": 158778a2-04fc-39c5-ba13-0cb5faddb5eb",
+          "role_secret_id": "41c3e4eb-39ec-5c68-2f41-fbc1bc1e9c52"
+        },
+        "barbican-1": {
+          "role_id": "38eb72db-60d0-082a-4847-6b9d1690cf02",
+          "role_secret_id": "fa1db047-3c90-e614-7ca0-76ce2ec1b6fc"
+        }
+      }
+  unit: {}
+requirer:
+  app:
+    secret_backend: charm-barbican
+  unit:
+    barbican-0:
+      egress_subnet: 10.1.166.206/32
+    barbican-1:
+      egress_subnet: 10.1.166.230/32
+```
diff --git a/interfaces/secrets/v0/charms.yaml b/interfaces/secrets/v0/charms.yaml
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+providers: []
+
+# list of charms using this interface as requirers.
+# same structure as providers
+requirers: []
diff --git a/interfaces/secrets/v0/schema.py b/interfaces/secrets/v0/schema.py
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+"""This file defines the schemas for the provider and requirer sides of this relation interface.
+
+It must expose two interfaces.schema_base.DataBagSchema subclasses called:
+- ProviderSchema
+- RequirerSchema
+"""
+
+from typing import Mapping
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, Json
+
+from interface_tester.schema_base import DataBagSchema
+
+
+class UnitCredentialsSchema(BaseModel):
+    role_id: str = Field(description="The role ID to use to authenticate to Vault.")
+    role_secret_id: str = Field(
+        description="The role secret ID to use to authenticate to Vault."
+    )
+
+
+class CredentialsSchema(BaseModel):
+    __root__: Mapping[str, UnitCredentialsSchema] = Field("Units' credentials")
+
+
+class SecretsProviderSchema(BaseModel):
+    vault_url: str = Field(description="The URL of the Vault server to connect to.")
+    kv_mountpoint: str = Field(description="The mountpoint of the KV store to use.")
+    credentials: Json[CredentialsSchema] = Field(
+        description="The credentials to use to authenticate to Vault."
+    )
+
+
+class AppSecretsProviderSchema(BaseModel):
+    secret_backend: str = Field("The name of the secret backend to use.")
+
+
+class UnitSecretsRequirerSchema(BaseModel):
+    egress_subnet: str = Field("Egress subnet to use.")
+
+
+class ProviderSchema(DataBagSchema):
+    """The schema for the provider side of this interface."""
+
+    app: SecretsProviderSchema
+
+
+class RequirerSchema(DataBagSchema):
+    """The schema for the requirer side of this interface."""
+
+    app: AppSecretsProviderSchema
+    unit: UnitSecretsRequirerSchema