Best Practices

Practical guidance for keeping SecretZero configurations secure, reliable, and maintainable.

Security

• Avoid logging or printing secret values.
• Prefer provider-backed storage for production environments.
• Use least-privilege credentials for providers and targets.

Configuration Hygiene

• Keep Secretfiles small and modular.
• Use variables for environment differences.
• Validate configurations with secretzero validate in CI.

Operations

• Schedule regular rotation using policies.
• Monitor drift and remediate promptly.
• Track changes through the lockfile.

Next Steps

• Review Rotation
• See Use Cases