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Secrets in CI/CD Basics

Keep pipelines secret-safe

Securing CI/CD secrets means storing them in vaults or platform secret stores, using short-lived scoped tokens, masking in logs, restricting access, and rotating when shared with pipelines.

Store Securely

Use secret stores; avoid hardcoding in pipelines.

Scope and Rotate

Use short-lived scoped tokens; rotate regularly.

Mask

Mask outputs/logs; restrict who can inject secrets.

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