{"id":86771,"date":"2023-01-26T16:32:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4028014"},"modified":"2023-01-26T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:32:47","slug":"how-to-create-and-manage-kubernetes-secrets-in-portainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudnewshub.com\/?p=86771","title":{"rendered":"How to create and manage Kubernetes Secrets in Portainer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instead of keeping Secrets in Kubernetes manifests, store them separately. Portainer makes this quite simple; I’ll show you how in this tutorial. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When you\u2019re building and deploying Kubernetes services and pods, you sometimes have to use a secret, such as a password, an API key or a third-party access token. You certainly don\u2019t want to save those bits of sensitive information in your manifests, as doing that could lead to security issues. Given how many moving parts make up a Kubernetes deployment, the last thing you need is to extend your attack plane further.<\/p>\n

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How do you create and manage Kubernetes Secrets? If you\u2019re using Portainer as your Kubernetes management platform<\/a>, you\u2019re in luck, as it includes a very powerful Secrets feature. In this tutorial, I\u2019ll show you how the Portainer Kubernetes Secrets tool can make your life a bit easier.<\/p>\n

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What you\u2019ll need to create a secret in Portainer<\/h2>\n

To follow along, you\u2019ll need a running instance of Portainer and a user with deployment privileges. You\u2019ll also need a secret to save.<\/p>\n

How to create your first Kubernetes secret in Portainer<\/h2>\n

The first thing you\u2019ll need to do is log in to your Portainer instance. Once you\u2019ve logged in, select your Kubernetes environment, which will probably be listed as Local. From the left navigation, click ConfigMaps & Secrets (Figure A<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Figure A<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portainer left navigation is where you access the Secrets section.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the resulting page (Figure B<\/strong>), click Add With Form near the upper-right corner.<\/p>\n

Figure B<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Portainer ConfigMaps & Secrets page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the next window (Figure C<\/strong>), click the Secret tab near the middle of the page.<\/p>\n

Figure C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating a new Kubernetes secret in Portainer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here\u2019s the information that you\u2019ll want to include for your new secret:<\/p>\n