Securely Managing Secrets With SOPS And Helm
SOPS and Helm Secrets plugin securely manage Kubernetes secrets with age encryption, .sops.yaml configuration, and automatic decryption during Helm deployments.
When managing applications deployed on Kubernetes, keeping secrets safe while still making them accessible to Helm charts is a challenge. Storing secrets in plaintext is a security risk 🚨 — and that’s where SOPS (Secrets OPerationS) and the Helm Secrets plugin come in! In this guide, we’ll cover: ✅ How to use SOPS with age and GPG ✅ How to configure SOPS with sops.yaml for better management ✅ How to use Helm Secrets Plugin to manage encrypted secrets directly in your Helm charts ✅ A GitHub Actions workflow to securely deploy Helm charts using encrypted secrets 📌 Why Use SOPS wi...