Secrets
  • 17 Jun 2022
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Secrets page allows the user to view, add and update secrets. A secret refers to security sensitive information like credentials to access data stores (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob store etc), filter repositories and their current status. The secret information is maintained, and deleted from the Actions column.

Secrets


The Secrets page allows the user to add new secrets into AkriManager.

Add Secret

To add a secret, follow the below instructions:

  1. Click button located on the top right corner of the screen.
    The Add Secret window opens.Add Secret         
  2. Enter the required information in the respective fields.
  1. Click Create Secret to create the secret and save to AkriManager. The details of the saved secret are displayed in the Secrets page.
  2. Click button to add another secret and repeat instructions 1 to 2.
  3. Click icon to close the window and go back to Libraries>Secrets page.

In the Secrets page, following fields with the relevant information are displayed,

Name

The names of the secrets are displayed in this column.

To search a particular secret,

  1. Enter the name of the secret in the search field and click Enter on the keyboard.

Namespace

The namespace of secrets are displayed in this column.

To search a particular record,

  1. Enter the namespace in the search field and click Enter on the keyboard.

Added By

The details of who added the secret is displayed in this column.

To search the details,

  1. Enter the mail id in the search field and click Enter on the keyboard.

Added On

The date on which the secret was added is displayed in this column.

To search the secrets which were added on a particular date,

  1. Select the date (dd/mm/yy format) from the calendar and click Enter on the keyboard.

Actions

This column displays options to,

View Secret Details

To view details of a secret, follow the below instructions:

  1. Clickicon in the Actions column. The secret details are displayed.
  2. Click icon to close the window and go back to Libraries>Secrets page.

Delete a Secret

To delete a secret, follow the below instructions:

  1. Clickicon in the Actions column. A window with Delete and Cancel buttons is displayed.
  2. Click Delete to delete the secret or Cancel to go back to Libraries>Secrets page.

Edit a Secret

To edit a secret, follow the below instructions:

  1. Clickicon in the Actions column.
    The Edit Secret window opens.
    Edit secret 
    Namespace, Name and Secret Type are displayed.
  2. Enter the required information in the Data field.
  3. Click Update Secret to save the changes.
  4. Click icon to close the window and go back to Libraries>Secrets page.

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