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Secrets Management Fundamentals

From hardcoded credentials to secure vaults

6 lessons 6 hours

A comprehensive course covering the full spectrum of secrets management in Node.js applications. Learn why hardcoded secrets are dangerous, how to use environment variables effectively, when to adopt secret managers, and how to implement rotation and audit trails.

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Curriculum

Foundations of Secrets Management

2 lessons

Why Secrets Matter

15 min Quiz

The Hardcoded Secrets Problem

20 min Quiz Lab

Environment Variables Done Right

2 lessons

Introduction to Environment Variables

18 min Quiz Lab

Validation and Error Handling

22 min Quiz

Advanced Secrets Management

2 lessons

Cloud Secret Stores

25 min Quiz

CI/CD and Secrets

20 min Quiz