How do you document decisions and architecture for Secrets in Kubernetes?

This document outlines the best practices for managing secrets in Kubernetes, including decision documentation and architectural guidelines.

Secrets Management, Kubernetes, DevOps, Security, Configuration Management


    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      name: my-secret
    type: Opaque
    data:
      username: {{ base64 encode 'my-username' }}
      password: {{ base64 encode 'my-password' }}

In the example above, we define a Kubernetes Secret resource that holds sensitive data, encoded in base64 to secure it while stored in etcd.

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