kubectl get secret

CautionInspect Secrets

kubectl get secret [-n ns]

Lists secrets; values are base64 — extract with -o jsonpath and pipe to base64 -d. Handle with care.

Examples

kubectl get secret db-cred -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -dDecode one value

Syntax

kubectl get secret [name] [-o yaml]

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