WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 18, 2023

Securing Secrets in the GitOps era

Standard Kubernetes secrets are merely Base64-encoded, leaving your repositories exposed. Ready to build an onion-layered defense and completely eliminate hardcoded credentials from your cloud-native architecture?

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Managing secrets and security in a GitOps model

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Injecting sensitive configuration values via Kubernetes secrets

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Security risks of storing native Kubernetes secrets in git

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Handling passwords and certificates securely via Kubernetes secrets

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Transitioning toward DevSecOps with dynamic scanning and secrets management

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Designing a self-service internal developer platform with GitOps

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