# Kubernetes security fundamentals: Secrets

DevFeed: [Kubernetes security fundamentals: Secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kubernetes-security-fundamentals-secrets-8290.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/kubernetes-security-fundamentals-part-8/>)

Author: Rory McCune

Published: 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog Security Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-security-labs.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [api-keys](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-keys.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains Kubernetes secrets management, including threats to secrets at rest and in transit, attacks against APIs, and the role of Kubernetes secrets stored in etcd.

## Source excerpt

A look at how to secure Kubernetes secrets