Kubernetes Sealed Secrets for GitOps: Secure Secret Management

Storing sensitive credentials in version control is a major security risk, yet modern GitOps practices require everything to be declared in Git. This text-only course guides you through the fundamentals of Kubernetes Sealed Secrets, enabling you to encrypt your secrets so they can be safely committed to repositories and automatically decrypted inside your cluster. What you'll learn: - Understand the core security limitations of standard Kubernetes Secrets and why GitOps demands a different approach. - Configure the Sealed Secrets controller within a Kubernetes cluster to manage decryption keys. - Encrypt sensitive data using the Kubeseal CLI tool on your local machine. - Apply declarative GitOps workflows to manage and deploy encrypted configurations safely. - Practice secret rotation and troubleshoot common decryption errors using real-world text-based scenarios. You will start with the essential security concepts of Kubernetes and public-key cryptography before moving step-by-step through installing the controller, encrypting files, and managing secrets in production-ready pipelines. Designed for system administrators, DevOps beginners, and Kubernetes developers, this course requires no prior experience with secret management tools. Start reading today to master secure GitOps secret management in your Kubernetes clusters.