Docker Security

  1. Secrets Management
    1. The Problem with Environment Variables for Secrets
      1. Risks of Environment Variable Exposure
        1. Process Visibility Issues
          1. Alternatives to Environment Variables
          2. Using Docker Secrets
            1. Creating and Managing Secrets
              1. Secret Lifecycle Management
                1. Secret Rotation
                  1. Access Control for Secrets
                  2. Accessing Secrets within Containers
                    1. Secure Secret Injection
                      1. Limiting Secret Scope
                        1. Secret File Permissions
                      2. Using Third-Party Secrets Management Tools
                        1. HashiCorp Vault
                          1. Integration with Docker
                            1. Access Control Policies
                              1. Dynamic Secret Generation
                              2. Cloud Provider Secret Managers
                                1. Overview of Cloud Secret Services
                                  1. Integration Patterns
                                    1. Cross-Cloud Compatibility
                                    2. Kubernetes Secrets Integration
                                      1. Secret Storage in etcd
                                        1. Encryption at Rest
                                          1. Secret Access Patterns
                                        2. Secret Injection Patterns
                                          1. Init Container Pattern
                                            1. Sidecar Container Pattern
                                              1. Volume Mount Pattern
                                                1. API-Based Secret Retrieval

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