Your application artifacts are being built and deployed via a CI/CD pipeline. You want the CI/CD pipeline to securely access application secrets. You also want to more easily rotate secrets in case of a security breach. What should you do?
A) Prompt developers for secrets at build time. Instruct developers to not store secrets at rest.
B) Store secrets in a separate configuration file on Git. Provide select developers with access to the configuration file.
C) Store secrets in Cloud Storage encrypted with a key from Cloud KMS. Provide the CI/CD pipeline with access to Cloud KMS via IAM.
D) Encrypt the secrets and store them in the source code repository. Store a decryption key in a separate repository and grant your pipeline access to it.

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Storing secrets in Cloud Storage encrypted with a key from Cloud KMS allows for secure management and rotation of secrets. The CI/CD pipeline can access these secrets securely via IAM permissions.

Your Application Artifacts Are Being Built and Deployed Via a CI/CD