secrets-management
Secure secrets management practices for CI/CD pipelines using Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and other tools.
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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.
Use this skill when
- Store API keys and credentials
- Manage database passwords
- Handle TLS certificates
- Rotate secrets automatically
- Implement least-privilege access
Do not use this skill when
- You plan to hardcode secrets in source control
- You cannot secure access to the secrets backend
- You only need local development values without sharing
Instructions
- Identify secret types, owners, and rotation requirements.
- Choose a secrets backend and access model.
- Integrate CI/CD or runtime retrieval with least privilege.
- Validate rotation and audit logging.
Safety
- Never commit secrets to source control.
- Limit access and log secret usage for auditing.
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
Subscribers only
The full skill, its 1 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | community |
|---|---|
| License | — |
| Risk label | critical ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | SKILL.md |
| Added | 2026-02-27 |
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