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You are deploying an application to a Kubernetes cluster that requires a username and password to connect to another service. When you deploy the application, you want to ensure that the credentials a
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Submitted by zhang_li· Apr 18, 2026Building and implementing CI/CD pipelines for a service
Question
You are deploying an application to a Kubernetes cluster that requires a username and password to connect to another service. When you deploy the application, you want to ensure that the credentials are used securely in multiple environments with minimal code changes. What should you do?
Options
- ABundle the credentials with the code inside the container and secure the container registry.
- BStore the credentials as a Kubernetes Secret and let the application access it via environment
- CLeverage a CI/CD pipeline to update the variables at build time and inject them into a templated
- DStore the credentials as a Kubernetes ConfigMap and let the application access it via
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Topics
#Kubernetes Secrets#Security#Credential Management#Application Deployment