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Cluster Secrets Management

Use the Secrets tab to manage Kubernetes secrets for a specific cluster.

Path: Clusters → your cluster → Secrets

What this page manages

The Secrets tab is scoped to Edka-managed user secrets only.

In practice, this means secrets with both labels:

  • app.kubernetes.io/managed-by=edka
  • edka.io/secret-type=user

Secrets without these labels are not listed and cannot be updated or deleted from this interface.

List and filter secrets

The list view shows metadata only:

  • Secret name
  • Namespace
  • Type
  • Key names (not values)
  • Creation time

Use the namespace filter to switch between all namespaces and active namespaces.

Create a secret

Click Create Secret to open the create flow.

You can add data in two ways:

  • Literal values (KEY=value pairs)
  • File contents (each file becomes a key)

Import is supported from .env, .json, .yaml, and .yml content.

Notes:

  • Secret type is created as Opaque.
  • Maximum file size is 1 MB per file.
  • At least one literal or file entry is required.

View and update secret keys

Open any secret from the list to manage it.

You can:

  • Review metadata (name, namespace, type, labels, annotations)
  • Replace values for existing keys
  • Add new keys
  • Remove selected keys
  • Import additional keys from supported formats

Important behavior:

  • Secret values are never displayed in the UI.
  • Existing values remain unchanged unless you provide a replacement.
  • Internal Edka labels are hidden in the detail display but still enforced server-side.

Delete a secret

Delete actions are available from both list and detail views for active clusters, with a confirmation step.

Archived clusters

When a cluster is archived, mutation actions are blocked:

  • Create secret
  • Update secret
  • Delete secret

Listing and metadata views remain available.