authelia/docs/content/en/integration/kubernetes/secrets.md

---
title: "Secrets"
description: "A guide to using secrets when integrating Authelia with Kubernetes."
lead: "A guide to using secrets when integrating Authelia with Kubernetes."
date: 2022-06-22T22:58:23+10:00
draft: false
images: []
menu:
  integration:
    parent: "kubernetes"
weight: 530
toc: true
---

The following serve as examples of how to inject secrets into the Authelia container on [Kubernetes].

## Get Started

It's __*strongly recommended*__ that users setting up *Authelia* for the first time take a look at our
[Get Started](../prologue/get-started.md) guide. This takes you through various steps which are essential to
bootstrapping *Authelia*.

## Creation

The following section covers creating example secrets. See [Secret Usage](#usage) for usage details. These examples are
not intended to be used as is, you should only include secrets that you're actively using and some secrets may be
missing from these examples. You need to see the [secrets documentation](../../configuration/methods/secrets.md) and
appropriately adapt these examples to your use case.

### Helm Chart

The Helm [Chart](chart.md) automatically generates and injects secrets into an Authelia deployment.

### Manifest

The following manifest is an example which all of the other examples attempt to facilitate as closely as possible. You
can manually create a secret like this with `kubectl apply -f`.

##### String Data Example

##### secret.yaml

{{< details "secret.yml" >}}
```yaml
---
kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: authelia
stringData:
  JWT_SECRET: >-
    NwsVsXv4YCAF9suxWZmT7N6PSzmouCDHqVpzbS5niBKo49b7rTREmwFe6roKswf4
  SESSION_SECRET: >-
    DkezH5zcMQsvaU38YVu673i6JDH4VPiik9xPmYsTN3KPNkxSiiyZ8ASFTdcBcu8q
  REDIS_PASSWORD: >-
    VfhdNhgFG5mLU9s3cjQn9im6dkiWNu3FEUPJRi9bqGm3UV6xzGBZgvdCJhoy26d9
  REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD: >-
    sSJMfX9A6Q6vTpD6rHXcLn2j5kN557RwuohAeyZuGqH9P9LGfuSMnzi9woYZuNqU
  LDAP_PASSWORD: >-
    zafcAShEBfgc48DihdRnnb6UJEGKqzg3FdeZXZ3rhrg6tu2oDoYSBA88w9NPvDhZ
  STORAGE_PASSWORD: >-
    NMHf9Z7C5UQYuKKgh9BJTKeccoZt6c647FQqsEHhkapkkndPkPw3d8bnvkqLgiZ5
  STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY: >-
    rH87rjVMQBvzVgj8vVGSxhop2PPwddrJ7B6oSkGcmoganMf4wqANp9AJwaMHt8RA
  SMTP_PASSWORD: >-
    oi4Yag5HX8Bhc5JTr49nRkdPEr4JcPMfLAPvXxNpHtHqiHXfx3isdWXuTg7yCtjk
  DUO_SECRET_KEY: >-
    d4ypk2UQXxuo86s7vJ2rYWPa5KoxDfU9JQWgEqtANiBaJVQSG8PJbD9U24eiVuPC
  OIDC_HMAC_SECRET: >-
    eSopMjbiuCMhEbXGFsm5B8KWKszxV3CJWSLYrWnBJja4rFNvDxti388WyBjdrsHb
  OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY:
    -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
    MXIEogIB$AKCAQEAxZVJP3WF//PG2fLQoEC9DtdiFG/+00vqlbVzz47nyxKONIPI
    lmL3UdmqpGTKMe/5Brqse4ZAKlQHiDbwzK9ypnfigtHuvh/JO0S7ChP70RC67ed1
    HV1nyfz5eW3llbtGJPrlYLqITNgctHp6zmRUFtSzPj9qFvozI93LJi492yL1+vu8
    Un3Dm8+Qq6XM2tPdEcldB/dtBwOWoF+8eOOVsu0TDuB5bwlhBVGJuSAuzBPRS2bF
    Ga4uk0JDdkDOMCEQxC5uWDFxgfERSMFyfLVWD47woDbuWEBq10c0z+dpWPMp7Ain
    YnnkqicwCN88Z0zid6MmMQ65F4+9Hc+qC/p6xwIDAQABAoIBAGlhaAHKor+Su3o/
    AXqXTL5/rbYMzbLQiLt0XeJT69jpeqMTroZXHmWvXE3128mqnf0yzw/K2Ko6yxGh
    i+j/onya8FqpsVYCCgfsbn2/js1AyRJeIp6Y1ORsYnqbXJnxmkXa80AV/OBPW2/+
    60TtSdQrebY3iFPc+i2k+9bPTvpyyDLKlz8UwdZG+k5uyYNIyQTccz+PjwsIvDij
    7tKYamhhLN3QXt3/aZTFpjTgezP4WyriZxjWrddHowc47q2rwNS95ND39JcysJAc
    0Pcbu8A5lVa7Fx33uOtzDfKWIW7xVEN+OtPgN+FbTjXcXk5IZedl+pW5lU5P++G/
    ZPvz+WECgYEA9g6HwdODW3e68bOqsFoKg35+vfUFMzlyMF8HFylNVfnLpTEDr637
    owzMFvcUxVd71b+gV5nnnbI+riUFIgyR8vhCjhy4moopDPahC4/KwN4NG6uz+i1h
    AB6D5+zn2BjnO/5xMMFGlApWtRNmJVGYlNDj3bXKh2VXzzy03VNeD8kCgYEAzZFL
    OlzoRB1HKpTWIECcuvxofMxLOLb3zs0k2t/FYNYIpovmGWCCAULz13y53e5+/+5m
    7I9VUZJFaIhaZ36qVBApCKdru69pZMkWCcQO9jELFcx51Ez7OgJWzu7GS1QJCPKC
    fEDxI0rZK21j93/Sl/nUnEir7CYpQ+wvCaGuHg8CgYAXgbncfY1+DokwkB6NbHy2
    pT4Mfbz6cNGE538w6kQ2I4AeDvmwLentYMqaow478CinegAiflSPTzkHwAemghbr
    ZGZPV1UXhn13fJRUG2+eT1hnPVcbXnx223N0k8Bud6qXo65CnyRT/kzcTbcjd5Eh
    Hne2daicmMTzynPo9Q72aQKBgBmobO9X8VWvIdbaxO85oVZlctVA2pK1o7CYQmVf
    UM+JZ4MCKzI3rYJizPS0iK5+ujNPmmEkcs2/qBIoEsCgOrpLWhPOcc/3UPxXbPzD
    D+sCrBOIdhxdj23qJNOnUfDNCGOpgUfpAzAYg4q8GKInvi1h7XukRnEvQi9MJ4LY
    P1dZAoGASGcGnTMkmeSXP8ux+dvQJAiJskn/sJIgBZ5uq5GRCeLBUosRSVxM75UK
    vAh/c/RBj+pYXVKuPuHGZCQJxsdcRXzXNGouUtgbaYML5Me/Hagt20QzDRBfuGBg
    qeZBJaXhjElvw6PUWtg4x+LYRCBpq/bS3LK3ozZrSTukVkKDegw=
    -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
...
```
{{< /details >}}

##### Base64 Data Example

This is the same manifest as above but encoded in base64.

{{< details "secret.yml" >}}
```yaml
---
kind: Secret
apiVersion: v1
type: Opaque
metadata:
  name: authelia
data:
  DUO_SECRET_KEY: ZDR5cGsyVVFYeHVvODZzN3ZKMnJZV1BhNUtveERmVTlKUVdnRXF0QU5pQmFKVlFTRzhQSmJEOVUyNGVpVnVQQw==
  JWT_SECRET: TndzVnNYdjRZQ0FGOXN1eFdabVQ3TjZQU3ptb3VDREhxVnB6YlM1bmlCS280OWI3clRSRW13RmU2cm9Lc3dmNA==
  LDAP_PASSWORD: emFmY0FTaEVCZmdjNDhEaWhkUm5uYjZVSkVHS3F6ZzNGZGVaWFozcmhyZzZ0dTJvRG9ZU0JBODh3OU5QdkRoWg==
  OIDC_HMAC_SECRET: ZVNvcE1qYml1Q01oRWJYR0ZzbTVCOEtXS3N6eFYzQ0pXU0xZclduQkpqYTRyRk52RHh0aTM4OFd5QmpkcnNIYg==
  OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY: 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
  REDIS_PASSWORD: VmZoZE5oZ0ZHNW1MVTlzM2NqUW45aW02ZGtpV051M0ZFVVBKUmk5YnFHbTNVVjZ4ekdCWmd2ZENKaG95MjZkOQ==
  REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD: c1NKTWZYOUE2UTZ2VHBENnJIWGNMbjJqNWtONTU3Und1b2hBZXladUdxSDlQOUxHZnVTTW56aTl3b1ladU5xVQ==
  SESSION_SECRET: RGtlekg1emNNUXN2YVUzOFlWdTY3M2k2SkRINFZQaWlrOXhQbVlzVE4zS1BOa3hTaWl5WjhBU0ZUZGNCY3U4cQ==
  SMTP_PASSWORD: b2k0WWFnNUhYOEJoYzVKVHI0OW5Sa2RQRXI0SmNQTWZMQVB2WHhOcEh0SHFpSFhmeDNpc2RXWHVUZzd5Q3Rqaw==
  STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY: ckg4N3JqVk1RQnZ6VmdqOHZWR1N4aG9wMlBQd2Rkcko3QjZvU2tHY21vZ2FuTWY0d3FBTnA5QUp3YU1IdDhSQQ==
  STORAGE_PASSWORD: Tk1IZjlaN0M1VVFZdUtLZ2g5QkpUS2VjY29adDZjNjQ3RlFxc0VIaGthcGtrbmRQa1B3M2Q4Ym52a3FMZ2laNQ==
...
```
{{< /details >}}

### Kustomize

The following example is a [Kustomize](https://kustomize.io/) example which can be utilized with `kubectl apply -k`. The
files listed in the `secretGenerator` section  of the `kustomization.yaml` must exist and contain the contents of your
desired secret value.

{{< details "kustomization.yaml" >}}
```yaml
---
generatorOptions:
  disableNameSuffixHash: true
  labels:
    type: generated
    app: authelia
secretGenerator:
  - name: authelia
    files:
      - DUO_SECRET_KEY
      - JWT_SECRET
      - LDAP_PASSWORD
      - OIDC_HMAC_SECRET
      - OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY
      - REDIS_PASSWORD
      - REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD
      - SESSION_SECRET
      - SMTP_PASSWORD
      - STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
      - STORAGE_PASSWORD
...
```
{{< /details >}}

## Usage

The following section covers using the created example secrets. See [Creation](#creation) for creation
details.

The example is an excerpt for a manifest which can mount volumes. Examples of these are the [Pod], [Deployment],
[StatefulSet], and [DaemonSet].

{{< details "deployment.yml" >}}
```yaml
---
spec:
  containers:
    - name: authelia
      env:
        - name: AUTHELIA_DUO_API_SECRET_KEY_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/DUO_SECRET_KEY
        - name: AUTHELIA_JWT_SECRET_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/JWT_SECRET
        - name: AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_PASSWORD_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/LDAP_PASSWORD
        - name: AUTHELIA_IDENTITY_PROVIDERS_OIDC_HMAC_SECRET_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/OIDC_HMAC_SECRET
        - name: AUTHELIA_IDENTITY_PROVIDERS_OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY
        - name: AUTHELIA_SESSION_REDIS_PASSWORD_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/REDIS_PASSWORD
        - name: AUTHELIA_REDIS_HIGH_AVAILABILITY_SENTINEL_PASSWORD_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD
        - name: AUTHELIA_SESSION_SECRET_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/SESSION_SECRET
        - name: AUTHELIA_NOTIFIER_SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/SMTP_PASSWORD
        - name: AUTHELIA_STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
        - name: AUTHELIA_STORAGE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE
          value: /app/secrets/STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
      volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /app/secrets
          name: secrets
          readOnly: true
  volumes:
    - name: secrets
      secret:
        secretName: authelia
        items:
          - key: DUO_SECRET_KEY
            path: DUO_SECRET_KEY
          - key: JWT_SECRET
            path: JWT_SECRET
          - key: OIDC_HMAC_SECRET
            path: OIDC_HMAC_SECRET
          - key: OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY
            path: OIDC_ISSUER_PRIVATE_KEY
          - key: REDIS_PASSWORD
            path: REDIS_PASSWORD
          - key: REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD
            path: REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD
          - key: SESSION_SECRET
            path: SESSION_SECRET
          - key: SMTP_PASSWORD
            path: SMTP_PASSWORD
          - key: STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
            path: STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
          - key: STORAGE_PASSWORD
            path: STORAGE_PASSWORD
...
```
{{< /details >}}

[Kubernetes]: https://kubernetes.io/
[Pod]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/
[DaemonSet]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/daemonset/
[StatefulSet]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/
[Deployment]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/