SOPS

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

SOPS (Secrets OPerationS) is an open-source tool designed to manage and encrypt sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, and other secrets. It integrates with various cloud providers’ key management services (KMS) to encrypt and decrypt files, ensuring that sensitive information is stored securely. SOPS supports multiple file formats, including YAML, JSON, ENV, and INI, and allows for seamless integration into existing workflows by encrypting only the values of the data structure, leaving the keys in plaintext for easier version control.

Secure Settings Example

# Example of a SOPS-encrypted YAML file
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: mysecret
data:
  username: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:encryptedData,iv:ivValue,tag:tagValue,key:encryptedKey]
  password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:encryptedData,iv:ivValue,tag:tagValue,key:encryptedKey]
sops:
  kms:
    - arn: arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:123456789012:key/abcd1234-abcd-1234-abcd-1234abcd1234
      created_at: '2023-10-01T00:00:00Z'
      enc: encryptedKey
  gcp_kms: []
  azure_kv: []
  lastmodified: '2023-10-01T00:00:00Z'
  mac: macValue
  pgp: []
  version: 3.7.1

Insecure Settings Example

# Example of an insecure YAML file with plaintext secrets
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: mysecret
data:
  username: myplaintextusername
  password: myplaintextpassword
# No encryption applied, exposing sensitive data directly