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# aws secretsmanager

> Store, manage, and retrieve secrets.
> More information: <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/secretsmanager/>.

- Show secrets stored by the secrets manager in the current account:

`aws secretsmanager list-secrets`

- List all secrets but only show the secret names and ARNs (easy to view):

`aws secretsmanager list-secrets --query 'SecretList[*].{Name: Name, ARN: ARN}'`

- Create a secret:

`aws secretsmanager create-secret --name {{name}} --description "{{secret_description}}" --secret-string '{{secret}}'`

- Delete a secret (append `--force-delete-without-recovery` to delete immediately without any recovery period):

`aws secretsmanager delete-secret --secret-id {{name|arn}}`

- View details of a secret except for secret text:

`aws secretsmanager describe-secret --secret-id {{name|arn}}`

- Retrieve the value of a secret (to get the latest version of the secret omit `--version-stage`):

`aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id {{name|arn}} --version-stage {{version_of_secret}}`

- Rotate the secret immediately using a Lambda function:

`aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id {{name|arn}} --rotation-lambda-arn {{arn_of_lambda_function}}`

- Rotate the secret automatically every 30 days using a Lambda function:

`aws secretsmanager rotate-secret --secret-id {{name|arn}} --rotation-lambda-arn {{arn_of_lambda_function}} --rotation-rules AutomaticallyAfterDays={{30}}`
