Sealed Secrets Management

Sealed Secrets Management is the operational discipline of maintaining encrypted secrets throughout their lifecycle on Kubernetes clusters. It encompasses key backup and recovery, scheduled key rotation without service disruption, access auditing, compliance documentation, disaster recovery procedures, and multi-cluster sealing strategies. While Sealed Secrets Encryption is the mechanism, Management is the practice. A well-managed Sealed Secrets environment has documented backup procedures, automated key rotation, audit trails showing who accessed secrets and when, and tested recovery plans. It's the difference between a technical capability and a production-grade system.