WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Feb 12, 2024

Securing secrets in the GitOps Era

Storing plain-text Kubernetes secrets in Git exposes your entire infrastructure. How can you protect sensitive credentials without breaking automated deployment pipelines driven by Flux or ArgoCD?

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6:14 min

Introduction to securing secrets in GitOps deployments

Alex Soto

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3:42 min

Managing secrets and security in a GitOps model

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2:03 min

Additional resources on GitOps and Kubernetes secret management

Alex Soto

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3:09 min

Injecting sensitive configuration values via Kubernetes secrets

Hannes Norbert Göring · LIVE

2:30 min

Handling passwords and certificates securely via Kubernetes secrets

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Configuring a DevSecOps pipeline and Oversecured integration demo

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