Secrets management Operators in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform offers a suite of supported Operators designed to secure and automate the management of sensitive data, such as external credentials and digital certificates. Each secrets management Operator provides quick starts and sample YAML manifests to streamline the onboarding process. These tools simplify installation and deployment, and help you build complex custom resources by using pre-defined YAML snippets. The following list details the key Operators available for these tasks:
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Secrets Store CSI driver: Enables Kubernetes to connect to external systems, and mount credentials from the external system into an application workload.
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External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShift: Retrieves credentials stored in external management systems and makes them available within Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform as standard Kubernetes Secrets.
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cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift: Manages the lifecycle of digital certificates that are used by applications running on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform by automating the process of issuance and renewal.