How Can I Securely Manage and Back Up Production Environment Files?
I'm curious to learn how others handle the management and backup of production `.env` files in real-world setups. Do you make backups of these files, and if so,…
Secrets Manager
How Can I Use My Own Certificate with Traefik in ECS?
I'm working on setting up a Network Load Balancer (NLB) for TLS passthrough to my Traefik container in an ECS cluster. My goal is to have Traefik serve…
What's the Best Way to Manage Secrets in AWS?
I've been working with AWS for a few years now, and I'm often revisiting the topic of secret management. With options like Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, and external…
When to Use Parameter Store vs. Dynamic References in CloudFormation?
I've been diving into CloudFormation and learned that there are two ways to reference Parameter Store or Secrets Manager values. One way is by using a special parameter…
When Should I Use Parameter Store vs. Dynamic References in CloudFormation?
I recently discovered that CloudFormation allows for referencing Parameter Store and Secrets Manager values in two main ways. One way is by defining a special parameter type within…
Is it Safe to Hardcode AWS Secret Names and ARNs in My Repo?
I'm currently using AWS Secrets Manager to manage my secrets, but I've hardcoded the secret names and ARNs for resources like Secrets Manager, IAM, and Lambdas directly in…
How can I use Secret CSI Driver to set environment variables from AWS Secrets Manager?
I'm working with the Secret CSI Driver and the AWS Provider plugin to access secrets directly from AWS Secrets Manager. Currently, I haven't synced any of the secrets…
How can I recover or reset the RDS database password if I inherited the AWS account?
I recently took over an AWS account and I don't have the password for the RDS database. I've checked the SSM Parameter Store where I usually keep passwords,…
How can I get AWS Lambda to load secrets at startup using Parameter Store and Secrets Manager?
Hi everyone! I'm trying to configure my AWS Lambda function to load secrets from Parameter Store and Secrets Manager at startup. The issue I'm facing is that the…