Kubernetes Secrets Management with Akeyless
Integrate Akeyless with Kubernetes using the Gateway, External Secrets Operator, and Secrets Injector
Lab Overview
In this lab you will deploy an Akeyless Gateway on Kubernetes using Helm, configure Kubernetes-native authentication, install the External Secrets Operator to sync Akeyless secrets as native Kubernetes secrets, and use the Akeyless Secrets Injector to deliver secrets directly into pod environment variables at runtime. By the end of this lab you will have a complete Kubernetes secrets management pipeline backed by Akeyless.
What You'll Learn
Deploy the Akeyless Gateway on Kubernetes using Helm
Configure Kubernetes authentication method in Akeyless
Install and configure the External Secrets Operator
Sync Akeyless secrets to native Kubernetes secrets using ExternalSecret resources
Use the Akeyless Secrets Injector to deliver secrets into pod environment variables
Prerequisites
Akeyless account with API Key access credentials
Basic familiarity with Kubernetes concepts (pods, namespaces, secrets)
Completion of Akeyless 101 course modules 1-5
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