secrets-management

# Secrets Management

Secure secrets management practices for CI/CD pipelines using Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and other tools.

## Purpose

Implement secure secrets management in CI/CD pipelines without hardcoding sensitive information.

## When to Use

- Store API keys and credentials
- Manage database passwords
- Handle TLS certificates
- Rotate secrets automatically
- Implement least-privilege access

## Secrets Management Tools

### HashiCorp Vault

- Centralized secrets management
- Dynamic secrets generation
- Secret rotation
- Audit logging
- Fine-grained access control

### AWS Secrets Manager

- AWS-native solution
- Automatic rotation
- Integration with RDS
- CloudFormation support

### Azure Key Vault

- Azure-native solution
- HSM-backed keys
- Certificate management
- RBAC integration

### Google Secret Manager

- GCP-native solution
- Versioning
- IAM integration

## HashiCorp Vault Integration

### Setup Vault

```bash
# Start Vault dev server
vault server -dev

# Set environment
export VAULT_ADDR='http://127.0.0.1:8200'
export VAULT_TOKEN='root'

# Enable secrets engine
vault secrets enable -path=secret kv-v2

# Store secret
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