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Volcengine Kubernetes Engine

Configuration management

Managing Secrets

After Secrets have been created or added to a cluster, you can manage them on the Secret management page. This topic describes the applicable scenarios, operational impacts, and procedures for managing Secrets.

Updating secrets

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The VKE console allows you to update Secrets of only three types: Opaque, kubernetes.io/tls, and kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson.

After you modify Secrets, the new Secret settings apply. To do so, follow the steps below:

In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The cluster management page opens. In the left navigation bar, click Configurations > Secret.

In the Secret list, find the Secret to update, and in the Actions column, click ... > Update.

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Certain parameters cannot be updated. The configurable settings in the console take precedence. For details of Secret parameters, see Creating Secrets.

Editing Secret YAML files

You can modify a Secret by editing its YAML file. To do so, follow the steps below:

In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The cluster management page opens. In the left navigation bar, click Configurations > Secret.

In the Secret list, find the Secret to edit, and in the Actions column, click ... > Edit Yaml.

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For a description of a Secret YAML, see Secrets.

In the pop-up window, edit the YAML file. Click Confirm when you finish.

Exporting secrets

You can export a Secret to your local storage by exporting its YAML configuration file. To do so, follow the steps below:

In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The cluster management page opens. In the left navigation bar, click Configurations > Secret.

In the Secret list, find the Secret to export, and in the Actions column, click ... > Export.

The file will be downloaded to your computer.

Deleting secrets

You can delete Secrets. To do so, follow the steps below:

In the cluster list, click the name of the target cluster. The cluster management page opens. In the left navigation bar, click Configurations > Secret.

In the Secret list, find the Secret to delete, and in the Actions column, click ... > Delete.

Click Delete in the confirmation dialog box to delete the Secret.

Last updated: 2026.07.24 14:51:38