https://theithollow.com/tags/secrets/ Recent content in Secrets on The IT Hollow Hugo en-us Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:00:56 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2019/02/25/kubernetes-secrets/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:00:56 +0000 https://theithollow.com/2019/02/25/kubernetes-secrets/ <p>Secret, Secret, I&rsquo;ve got a secret! OK, enough of the Styx lyrics, this is serious business. In the <a href="https://theithollow.com/?p=9583">previous post we used ConfigMaps</a> to store a database connection string. That is probably not the best idea for something with a sensitive password in it. Luckily Kubernetes provides a way to store sensitive configuration items and its called a &ldquo;secret&rdquo;.</p> <h2 id="secrets---the-theory">Secrets - The Theory</h2> <p>The short answer to understanding secrets would be to think of a ConfigMap, which we have discussed in a <a href="https://theithollow.com/?p=9583">previous post</a> in this <a href="https://theithollow.com/2019/01/26/getting-started-with-kubernetes/">series</a>, but with non-clear text.</p>