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version: "1.0.2" name: secrets-management description: Implement secure secrets management for CI/CD pipelines using Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or native platform solutions. Use when handling sensitive credentials, rotating secrets, or securing CI/CD environments.

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
IAM integration

HashiCorp Vault Integration

Setup Vault

bash

# Start Vault dev server
vault server -dev
 
# Set environment
export VAULT_ADDR='http://127.0.0.1:8200'
export VAULT_TOKEN='root'
 
# Enable secrets engine
vault secrets enable -path=secret kv-v2
 
# Store secret
vault kv put secret/database/config username=admin password=secret

GitHub Actions with Vault

yaml

name: Deploy with Vault Secrets
 
on: [push]
 
jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
    - name: Import Secrets from Vault
      uses: hashicorp/vault-action@v2
      with:
        url: https://vault.example.com:8200
        token: ${{ secrets.VAULT_TOKEN }}
        secrets: |
          secret/data/database username | DB_USERNAME ;
          secret/data/database password | DB_PASSWORD ;
          secret/data/api key | API_KEY
 
    - name: Use secrets
      run: |
        echo "Connecting to database as $DB_USERNAME"
        # Use $DB_PASSWORD, $API_KEY

GitLab CI with Vault

yaml

deploy:
  image: vault:latest
  before_script:
    - export VAULT_ADDR=https://vault.example.com:8200
    - export VAULT_TOKEN=$VAULT_TOKEN
    - apk add curl jq
  script:
    - |
      DB_PASSWORD=$(vault kv get -field=password secret/database/config)
      API_KEY=$(vault kv get -field=key secret/api/credentials)
      echo "Deploying with secrets..."
      # Use $DB_PASSWORD, $API_KEY

AWS Secrets Manager

Store Secret

bash

aws secretsmanager create-secret \
  --name production/database/password \
  --secret-string "super-secret-password"

Retrieve in GitHub Actions

yaml

- name: Configure AWS credentials
  uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
  with:
    aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
    aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
    aws-region: us-west-2
 
- name: Get secret from AWS
  run: |
    SECRET=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value \
      --secret-id production/database/password \
      --query SecretString \
      --output text)
    echo "::add-mask::$SECRET"
    echo "DB_PASSWORD=$SECRET" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
- name: Use secret
  run: |
    # Use $DB_PASSWORD
    ./deploy.sh

Terraform with AWS Secrets Manager

hcl

data "aws_secretsmanager_secret_version" "db_password" {
  secret_id = "production/database/password"
}
 
resource "aws_db_instance" "main" {
  allocated_storage    = 100
  engine              = "postgres"
  instance_class      = "db.t3.large"
  username            = "admin"
  password            = jsondecode(data.aws_secretsmanager_secret_version.db_password.secret_string)["password"]
}

GitHub Secrets

Organization/Repository Secrets

yaml

- name: Use GitHub secret
  run: |
    echo "API Key: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}"
    echo "Database URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}"

Environment Secrets

yaml

deploy:
  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  environment: production
  steps:
  - name: Deploy
    run: |
      echo "Deploying with ${{ secrets.PROD_API_KEY }}"

GitLab CI/CD Variables

Project Variables

yaml

deploy:
  script:
    - echo "Deploying with $API_KEY"
    - echo "Database: $DATABASE_URL"

Protected and Masked Variables

Protected: Only available in protected branches
Masked: Hidden in job logs
File type: Stored as file

Best Practices

Never commit secrets to Git
Use different secrets per environment
Rotate secrets regularly
Implement least-privilege access
Enable audit logging
Use secret scanning (GitGuardian, TruffleHog)
Mask secrets in logs
Encrypt secrets at rest
Use short-lived tokens when possible
Document secret requirements

Secret Rotation

Automated Rotation with AWS

python

import boto3
import json
def lambda_handler(event, context):
    client = boto3.client('secretsmanager')
    # Get current secret
    response = client.get_secret_value(SecretId='my-secret')
    current_secret = json.loads(response['SecretString'])
    # Generate new password
    new_password = generate_strong_password()
    # Update database password
    update_database_password(new_password)
    # Update secret
    client.put_secret_value(
        SecretId='my-secret',
        SecretString=json.dumps({
            'username': current_secret['username'],
            'password': new_password
        })
    )
    return {'statusCode': 200}

Manual Rotation Process

Generate new secret
Update secret in secret store
Update applications to use new secret
Verify functionality
Revoke old secret

External Secrets Operator

Kubernetes Integration

yaml

apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
kind: SecretStore
metadata:
  name: vault-backend
  namespace: production
spec:
  provider:
    vault:
      server: "https://vault.example.com:8200"
      path: "secret"
      version: "v2"
      auth:
        kubernetes:
          mountPath: "kubernetes"
          role: "production"
 
---
apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
kind: ExternalSecret
metadata:
  name: database-credentials
  namespace: production
spec:
  refreshInterval: 1h
  secretStoreRef:
    name: vault-backend
    kind: SecretStore
  target:
    name: database-credentials
    creationPolicy: Owner
  data:
  - secretKey: username
    remoteRef:
      key: database/config
      property: username
  - secretKey: password
    remoteRef:
      key: database/config
      property: password

Secret Scanning

Pre-commit Hook

bash

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit
 
# Check for secrets with TruffleHog
docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/repo" \
  trufflesecurity/trufflehog:latest \
  filesystem --directory=/repo
 
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "❌ Secret detected! Commit blocked."
  exit 1
fi

CI/CD Secret Scanning

yaml

secret-scan:
  stage: security
  image: trufflesecurity/trufflehog:latest
  script:
    - trufflehog filesystem .
  allow_failure: false

Related Skills

github-actions-templates - For GitHub Actions integration
gitlab-ci-patterns - For GitLab CI integration
deployment-pipeline-design - For pipeline architecture

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