Managing Docker Secrets
To manage Docker Secrets effectively we should know all the following:
- Overview of Docker Swarm and its role in managing secrets.
- Differences between managing secrets in standalone Docker and Swarm mode.
- Enabling Docker Swarm mode for Docker Secrets to work.
- Good Practices for Docker Secrets.
- Creating Docker Secrets.
- Using Docker Secrets.
How To Use Docker Secrets for Secure Credential Management?
In most of the applications, there are some sensitive data present that should not be visible to everyone for example – passwords, certificates, keys, API tokens, db cred, etc. This sensitive data should also not be stored unencrypted in the applications. All this is where Docker Secrets come into the picture – it is simply a way to store this sensitive data in the containers. It can be used to validate and authenticate users and then give them access to the applications.