Secrets Management

Implement secure secrets management for CI/CD pipelines using Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or native platform solutions. Use when handling sensitive credentials, rotating secrets, or securing CI/CD environments.

Security & Compliance|v1|Updated 7/2/2026|GitHub source

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# 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

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