Updating secrets
To update a secret:
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In the management console
, select the folder the secret belongs to. -
In the list of services, select Lockbox.
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In the left-hand menu, select Secrets.
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Click
next to the secret and select Edit. -
Update the name and description of the secret. If necessary, select Block secret deletion.
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Change the secret type and specify either key and value or value generation parameters.
When you change the secret type, key, or generation parameters, a new version will be created.
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Click Save.
If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.
The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name
or --folder-id
parameter.
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View a description of the CLI command for adding resources to a secret:
yc lockbox secret update --help
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Run the command, specifying the secret name or ID:
yc lockbox secret update \ --id <secret_ID> \ --new-name <new_secret_name> \ --description <new_secret_description>
Result:
id: e6q2ig0u9b97******** folder_id: b1gyggt2th59******** created_at: "2021-11-08T19:23:00.383Z" name: <new_secret_name> description: <new_secret_description> status: ACTIVE current_version: id: e6q8ma3b6pd1******** secret_id: e6q2ug0o9b24******** created_at: "2021-11-08T19:23:00.383Z" status: ACTIVE payload_entry_keys: - <key>
If you don't have Terraform, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.
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Open the Terraform configuration file and edit the fragment with the secret description:
Sample secret description in the Terraform configuration
... resource "yandex_lockbox_secret" "my_secret" { name = "My secret" description = "test secret from tf" folder_id = "b1gmitvfx321d3********" kms_key_id = "abjp8q2fjfg0s********" deletion_protection = true labels = { tf-label = "tf-label-value", empty-label = "" } } ...
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Apply the changes:
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In the terminal, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
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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.
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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.
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Apply the configuration changes:
terraform apply
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Confirm the changes: type
yes
in the terminal and press Enter.
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You can verify that the secret has been changed and its configuration is correct using the management console
yc lockbox secret get <secret_name>
To update a secret, use the update REST API method for the Secret resource or the SecretService/Update gRPC API call.