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Sealed Secret - CI/CD Glossary Definition

A sealed secret is a secret encrypted with a controller-held public key so the ciphertext can be committed to a public repository, with only the in-cluster controller able to decrypt it.

A sealed secret is a secret encrypted with a controller-held public key so the ciphertext can be committed to a public repository, with only the in-cluster controller able to decrypt it.

A sealed secret is a secret encrypted with a controller-held public key so the ciphertext can be committed to a public repository, with only the in-cluster controller able to decrypt it.

Why it exists

GitOps stores everything in Git, but plaintext secrets cannot live there. Bitnami Sealed Secrets encrypts a Secret into a SealedSecret resource that is safe to version and only decrypts inside the target cluster.

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