EKS Secrets Intro In this guide, we’ll dive into Kubernetes Secrets—how they relate to ConfigMaps, why they’re only base64-encoded by default, and what challenges that introduces when protecting truly sensitive data. What Are ConfigMaps and Secrets? ...

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Anik Sikder
Turning bugs into features since forever
Good primer. Base64 isn’t security, it’s obfuscation. Real protection comes from encryption-at-rest, RBAC discipline, and auditing access to etcd. Kubernetes makes it flexible, but it’s on us to make it safe