--- 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 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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/