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aws secretsmanager

Store, manage, and retrieve secrets. More information: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/secretsmanager/.
  • Show secrets stored by the secrets manager in the current account:
    aws secretsmanager list-secrets
  • Create a secret:
    aws secretsmanager create-secret --name {{name}} --description "{{secret_description}}" --secret-string {{secret}}
  • Delete a secret:
    aws secretsmanager delete-secret --secret-id {{name_or_arn}}
  • View details of a secret except for secret text:
    aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id {{name_or_arn}}
  • Retrieve the value of a secret (to get the latest version of the secret omit --version-stage):
    aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id {{name_or_arn}} --version-stage {{version_of_secret}}
  • Rotate the secret immediately using a Lambda function:
    aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id {{name_or_arn}} --rotation-lambda-arn {{arn_of_lambda_function}}
  • Rotate the secret automatically every 30 days using a Lambda function:
    aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id {{name_or_arn}} --rotation-lambda-arn {{arn_of_lambda_function}} --rotation-rules AutomaticallyAfterDays={{30}}

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