# Kubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps in 2026: the Secret is the last mile " Giant Swarm

DevFeed: [Kubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps in 2026: the Secret is the last mile " Giant Swarm](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kubernetes-secrets-and-configmaps-in-2026-the-secret-is-the-last-mile-giant-swarm-17496.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.giantswarm.io/blog/kubernetes-secrets-and-configmaps-in-2026-the-secret-is-the-last-mile>)

Author: Puja Abbassi

Published: 2026-06-29T10:31:16Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Giant Swarm Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/giant-swarm-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>)

Tags: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [kubernetes-secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes-secrets.md>), [platform-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform-engineering.md>), [secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial revisits Kubernetes Secrets and ConfigMaps and explains how their role fits into a longer production pipeline in 2026. It covers their purpose, scope, delivery methods, size and update behavior, including the need to restart workloads after Secret changes.

## Source excerpt

Part IV of the Understanding Basic Kubernetes Concepts series, updated from the 2016 original.