plucky (1) docker-secret-create.1.gz

NAME

       podman-secret-create - Create a new secret

SYNOPSIS

       podman secret create [options] name file|-

DESCRIPTION

       Creates a secret using standard input or from a file for the secret content.

       Create accepts a path to a file, or -, which tells podman to read the secret from stdin

       A secret is a blob of sensitive data which a container needs at runtime but is not stored in the image or
       in source control, such as usernames and  passwords,  TLS  certificates  and  keys,  SSH  keys  or  other
       important generic strings or binary content (up to 500 kb in size).

       Secrets  are  not  committed  to  an  image with podman commit, and does not get committed in the archive
       created by a podman export command.

       Secrets can also be  used  to  store  passwords  for  podman  login  to  authenticate  against  container
       registries.

OPTIONS

   --driver, -d=driver
       Specify the secret driver (default file).

   --driver-opts=key1=val1,key2=val2
       Specify driver specific options.

   --env=false
       Read secret data from environment variable.

   --help
       Print usage statement.

   --label, -l=key=val1,key2=val2
       Add label to secret. These labels can be viewed in podman secrete inspect or ls.

   --replace=false
       If  existing  secret with the same name already exists, update the secret.  The --replace option does not
       change secrets within existing containers, only newly created containers.
        The default is false.

SECRET DRIVERS

   file
       Secret resides in a read-protected file.

   pass
       Secret resides in a GPG-encrypted file.

   shell
       Secret is managed by custom scripts. An environment variable SECRET_ID is passed to the  scripts  (except
       for list), and secrets are communicated via stdin/stdout (where applicable). Driver options list, lookup,
       store, and delete serve to install the scripts:

       [secrets]
       driver = "shell"

       [secrets.opts]
       list =
       lookup =
       store =
       delete =

EXAMPLES

       Create the specified secret based on local file.

       echo -n mysecret > ./secret.txt
       $ podman secret create my_secret ./secret.txt

       Create the specified secret via stdin.

       $ printf <secret> | podman secret create my_secret -

       Create gpg encrypted secret based on local file using the pass driver.

       $ podman secret create --driver=pass my_secret ./secret.txt.gpg

       Create a secret from an environment variable called 'MYSECRET'.

       $ podman secret create --env=true my_secret MYSECRET

SEE ALSO

       podman(1), podman-secret(1), podman-login(1)

HISTORY

       January 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩  February  2024,
       Added   example   showing   secret   creation   from   an   environment   variable   by   Brett   Calliss
       brett@obligatory.email ⟨mailto:brett@obligatory.email⟩

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