IDENTITY AND SECURITY
AWS Secrets Manager
Stores, retrieves, and can rotate application secrets such as database credentials.
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Secrets ManagerCHOOSE IT WHEN
What job does it solve?
Applications need controlled secret retrieval and managed rotation workflows.
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Where does it stop?
Non-secret configuration or cryptographic key management is the real requirement.
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