Chapter 15: Kubernetes Introduction
15.9 Config and secrets — concepts only
By Ravindra Bagale · Last updated:
| Object |
Use |
| ConfigMap |
Non-secret config |
| Secret |
Sensitive values (still base64 in etcd — treat carefully; prefer external secret stores later) |
Never commit real cloud keys or DB passwords into GitHub YAML for the course. Capstone (Chapter 16) uses placeholders only.