Secrets Manager Flashcards
1
Q
What is Secrets Manager?
A
Newer service, meant for storing secrets
2
Q
What features have Secrets Manager that does not have SSM Parameter Store?
A
- Capability to force rotation of secrets every X days
* Automate generation of secrets on rotation (uses Lambda)
3
Q
What is mandatory in Secrets Manager?
A
Use KMS to encrypt secrets
4
Q
What is mostly meant for Secrets Manager?
A
Mostly meant for RDS integration (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora), Redshift, DocumentDB