Kubernetes secrets management
Safely manage your secret information like passwords, keys, and certificates in Kubernetes. This practical guide is full of best practices and methods for adding layers of security that will defend the critical data of your applications. Secrets, like database passwords and API keys, are some of the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Shelter Island, NY
Manning Publications Co.
2023
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Safely manage your secret information like passwords, keys, and certificates in Kubernetes. This practical guide is full of best practices and methods for adding layers of security that will defend the critical data of your applications. Secrets, like database passwords and API keys, are some of the most important data in your application. Kubernetes Secrets Management reveals how to store these sensitive assets in Kubernetes in a way that's protected against leaks and hacks. You'll learn the default capabilities of Kubernetes secrets, where they're lacking, and alternative options to strengthen applications and infrastructure. Discover a security-first mindset that is vital for storing and using secrets correctly, and tools and concepts that will help you manage sensitive assets such as certificates, keys, and key rotation. Kubernetes Secrets Management reveals security best practices and reliable third-party tools for protecting sensitive data in Kubernetes-based systems. In this focused guide, you'll explore relevant, real-world examples like protecting secrets in a code repository, securing keys with HashiCorp Vault, and adding layers to maintain protection after a breach. Along the way, you'll pick up secrets management techniques you can use outside Kubernetes, as well |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 226 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781617298912 9781638351771 1617298913 |