Secrets Manager Flashcards

1
Q

What is Secrets Manager?

A

Newer service, meant for storing secrets

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What features have Secrets Manager that does not have SSM Parameter Store?

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  • Capability to force rotation of secrets every X days

* Automate generation of secrets on rotation (uses Lambda)

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3
Q

What is mandatory in Secrets Manager?

A

Use KMS to encrypt secrets

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4
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What is mostly meant for Secrets Manager?

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Mostly meant for RDS integration (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora), Redshift, DocumentDB

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