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Secrets Management

A secret is anything that grants access: API keys, database passwords, client secrets, model provider tokens. Managing them means they are never in code or images, are fetched at runtime with a short lifetime, and can be rotated without a deploy. In a multi-customer deployment they must also be isolated per tenant, because one leaked key should not reach a second customer.

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RELATED CONCEPTS

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LESSONS THAT TEACH THIS

The FDE EngagementFollow data copies through access, deletion and recovery30 min→

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