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Where should an app keep its database password?
A secret is a password, key or token. AWS Secrets Manager stores secrets encrypted and can rotate (change) them on a schedule. Passwords in code end up on GitHub, laptops and backups.

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A secret is a password, key or token. AWS Secrets Manager stores secrets encrypted and can rotate (change) them on a schedule. Passwords in code end up on GitHub, laptops and backups.
Learn more in the lesson: 30.4 Protecting Data: S3, Encryption and Secrets