Using a Yandex Lockbox secret to store a static access key using Terraform

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Updated at February 10, 2025

Getting started
- Required paid resources
Prepare the environment
Create an infrastructure
Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the service
How to delete the resources you created

To use a static access key saved in a Yandex Lockbox secret using Terraform:

If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.

Getting started

Go to the management console and log in to Yandex Cloud or create an account if you do not have one yet.
On the Yandex Cloud Billing page, make sure you have a billing account linked and it has the ACTIVE or TRIAL_ACTIVE status. If you do not have a billing account, create one.

If you have an active billing account, you can go to the cloud page to create or select a folder for your infrastructure to operate in.

Learn more about clouds and folders.

Required paid resources

The infrastructure support costs include:

Fee for storing one version of the Yandex Lockbox secret (see Yandex Lockbox pricing).
Fee for data storage in Object Storage, data operations, and outgoing traffic (you will not be charged unless there is data in the bucket). See Object Storage pricing.

Prepare the environment

Install the AWS CLI.

You do not need to configure the utility at this step. The required parameters, such as IDs and access keys, will be described and used in commands and environment variables further on in this guide.

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform website or mirror website.

To create an infrastructure using Terraform:

Install Terraform, get the authentication credentials, and specify the source for installing the Yandex Cloud provider (see Configure a provider, Step 1).

Prepare the infrastructure description file:

Ready-made configuration

Manually

Clone the repository with configuration files.

git clone https://github.com/yandex-cloud-examples/yc-static-keys-in-lockbox

Navigate to the repository directory. It should now contain the static-key-in-lockbox-config.tf file with the new infrastructure configuration.

Create a folder for configuration files.

Create a configuration file named static-key-in-lockbox-config.tf in the folder:

static-key-in-lockbox-config.tf

# Declaring user-defined variables

locals {
  zone      = "<availability_zone>"
  folder_id = "<folder_ID>"
}

terraform {
  required_providers {
    yandex = {
      source  = "yandex-cloud/yandex"
      version = ">= 0.47.0"
    }
  }
}

# Configuring a provider

provider "yandex" {
  zone = local.zone
}

# Creating a service account and assigning roles

resource "yandex_iam_service_account" "sa" {
  folder_id = local.folder_id
  name      = "storage-bucket-sa"
}

resource "yandex_resourcemanager_folder_iam_member" "sa-admin" {
  folder_id = local.folder_id
  role      = "storage.admin"
  member    = "serviceAccount:${yandex_iam_service_account.sa.id}"
}

resource "yandex_resourcemanager_folder_iam_member" "lockboxview" {
  folder_id = local.folder_id
  role      = "lockbox.payloadViewer"
  member    = "serviceAccount:${yandex_iam_service_account.sa.id}"
}

# Creating a secret

resource "yandex_lockbox_secret" "my_secret" {
  name                = "static-key"
  folder_id           = local.folder_id
  deletion_protection = true
}

# Creating a static access key

resource "yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key" "sa-static-key" {
  service_account_id = yandex_iam_service_account.sa.id
  description        = "static access key for object storage"
  output_to_lockbox {
    secret_id            = yandex_lockbox_secret.my_secret.id
    entry_for_access_key = "key_id"
    entry_for_secret_key = "key"
  }
}

# Data source of the secret version

data "yandex_lockbox_secret_version" "my_secret_version" {
  secret_id  = yandex_lockbox_secret.my_secret.id
  version_id = yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.sa-static-key.output_to_lockbox_version_id
  depends_on = [
    yandex_lockbox_secret.my_secret
  ]
}

# Output variables

output "key_id" {
  value = data.yandex_lockbox_secret_version.my_secret_version.entries[1].text_value
}

output "key" {
  value = data.yandex_lockbox_secret_version.my_secret_version.entries[0].text_value
}

For more information about the properties of Terraform resources, see the provider documentation:

Service account: yandex_iam_service_account.
Assigning a role to a service account: yandex_resourcemanager_folder_iam_member.
Secret: yandex_lockbox_secret.
Static access key: yandex_iam_service_account_static_access_key.
Secret version: yandex_lockbox_secret_version.

In the static-key-in-lockbox-config.tf file, set the following user-defined properties:
- zone_id: Availability zone.
- folder_id: Folder ID.
Create resources:
1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run the command:
```
terraform plan
```
  The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

Once the infrastructure is created, use the key from the secret to work with the service.

Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the service

The example below is intended to be run in MacOS and Linux. To run it in Windows, see how to work with Bash in Microsoft Windows.

Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret and create a bucket in Object Storage:

Save the key ID, secret key, and placement region to the AWS CLI environment variables:
```
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(terraform output key_id)
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$(terraform output key)
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="ru-central1"
```
The AWS CLI will use the environment variables you created for authentication when performing operations with the service's resources.
Create a bucket in Object Storage by specifying a unique bucket name in the command:
AWS CLI
```
aws --endpoint-url=https://storage.yandexcloud.net \
  s3 mb s3://<bucket_name>
```
Result:
```
make_bucket: my-first-bucket
```
This will create a new bucket in Object Storage. When creating a bucket, a static access key is used obtained from the Yandex Lockbox secret and saved in environment variables.

You can also include the key ID, secret key, and placement region values directly in each AWS CLI command:
AWS CLI
```
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(terraform output key_id) \
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$(terraform output key) \
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="ru-central1" \
aws --endpoint-url=https://storage.yandexcloud.net \
  s3 mb s3://<bucket_name>
```
Result:
```
make_bucket: my-first-bucket
```

How to delete the resources you created

To stop paying for the resources you created:

Delete the bucket.
Open the static-key-in-lockbox-config.tf configuration file and delete your infrastructure description.
Apply the changes:
1. In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using the command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is correct, the following message is returned:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run the command:
```
terraform plan
```
  The terminal will display a list of resources with parameters. No changes are made at this step. If the configuration contains errors, Terraform will point them out.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Confirm the changes: type yes in the terminal and press Enter.

Using a Yandex Lockbox secret to store a static access key using Terraform

Getting started

Required paid resources

Prepare the environment

Create an infrastructure

Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the service

How to delete the resources you created

See also

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Using a Yandex Lockbox secret to store a static access key using Terraform

Getting startedGetting started

Required paid resourcesRequired paid resources

Prepare the environmentPrepare the environment

Create an infrastructureCreate an infrastructure

Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the serviceUse the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the service

How to delete the resources you createdHow to delete the resources you created

See alsoSee also

Was the article helpful?

Getting started

Required paid resources

Prepare the environment

Create an infrastructure

Use the key from the Yandex Lockbox secret to work with the service

How to delete the resources you created

See also