aws-secretsmanager
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Aws Secretsmanager Command: Create Secret
An engineer would use the 'aws secretsmanager create-secret' command when setting up a new application that requires secure storage of sensitive credentials, such as API keys or database passwords, ensuring that these secrets are managed securely in AWS. Exact CLI syntax to create secret using Aws Secretsmanager.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 'aws secretsmanager create-secret' command when setting up a new application that requires secure storage of sensitive credentials, such as API keys or database passwords, ensuring that these secrets are managed securely in AWS.
Command Syntax
aws secretsmanager create-secret --name <name> --description "<secret_description>" --secret-string '<secret>'aws secretsmanager create-secret --name <name> --description "<secret_description>" --secret-string '<secret>'Command Breakdown
--name- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--description- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--secret-string- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to create secret using Aws Secretsmanager.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.
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Aws Secretsmanager Command: List Secrets
aws secretsmanager list-secrets Aws Secretsmanager Command: Delete Secret aws secretsmanager delete-secret --secret-id <name|arn> Aws Secretsmanager Command: Describe Secret aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id <name|arn> Aws Secretsmanager Command: Rotate Secret Auto aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id <name|arn> --rotation-lambda-arn <arn_of_lambda_function> --rotation-rules AutomaticallyAfterDays=<30> Aws Secretsmanager Command: List Secrets Query aws secretsmanager list-secrets --query 'SecretList[*].{Name: Name, ARN: ARN}'