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Gaurav Agarwal
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Gaurav Agarwal

Gaurav Agarwal is a Senior Cloud Engineer at ThoughtSpot with over a decade of experience as a seasoned Cloud and DevOps Engineer. Previously, Gaurav served as a Cloud Solutions Architect at Capgemini and Software Developer at TCS. With a distinguished list of certifications, including HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and Security Specialist, he possesses an impressive technical profile. Gaurav's extensive background encompasses roles where he played pivotal roles in infrastructure setup, cloud management, and the implementation of CI/CD pipelines. His technical prowess extends to numerous technical blog posts and a published book, underscoring his commitment to advancing the field.
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Managing secrets

Most application code requires access to sensitive information. These are called secrets in the DevOps world. A secret is any data that helps someone prove their identity, authenticate, and authorize privileged accounts, applications, and services. Some of the potential candidates that constitute secrets are listed here:

  • Passwords
  • API tokens, GitHub tokens, and any other application key
  • Secure Shell (SSH) keys
  • Transport Layer Security (TLS), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) private keys
  • One-time passwords

A good example could be a container running within Kubernetes that requires access to an API key to authenticate with a third-party API or username and password to authenticate with a backend database. Developers need to understand where and how to store secrets so that they are not exposed inadvertently to people who are not supposed to view them.

When we run a CI/CD pipeline, it becomes imperative to understand...

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Gaurav Agarwal is a Senior Cloud Engineer at ThoughtSpot with over a decade of experience as a seasoned Cloud and DevOps Engineer. Previously, Gaurav served as a Cloud Solutions Architect at Capgemini and Software Developer at TCS. With a distinguished list of certifications, including HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and Security Specialist, he possesses an impressive technical profile. Gaurav's extensive background encompasses roles where he played pivotal roles in infrastructure setup, cloud management, and the implementation of CI/CD pipelines. His technical prowess extends to numerous technical blog posts and a published book, underscoring his commitment to advancing the field.
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