Why it matters

LLM apps hold many API keys. Compromise = large blast radius. Secrets management foundational.

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The architecture

Vault: HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, GCP Secret Manager.

Rotation: periodic + on incident.

Secrets managementVaultcentral storeRotationperiodic + on-demandAccessleast privilegeNever commit secrets; use vault + short-lived tokens
Secrets stack.
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How it works end to end

Vault-mounted secrets.

Short-lived tokens.

Audit access.

Emergency rotation on incident.