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Secrets Management

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Source

Kube Bench

4.4

Version

gke-1.2.0

4.4 Secrets Management

4.4.1 Prefer using secrets as files over secrets as environment variables (Manual)

Recommended Action

if possible, rewrite application code to read secrets from mounted secret files, rather than from environment variables.

4.4.2 Consider external secret storage (Manual)

Recommended Action

Refer to the secrets management options offered by your cloud provider or a third-party secrets management solution.

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