Introduction

Welcome to the first lesson in the course, "AWS Secrets Management with AWS SDK for Python." In this lesson, we delve deeper into three prime AWS Services: AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (SSM), and AWS Key Management Service (KMS). This study sets the foundation for advanced AWS services management.

Understanding AWS Secrets Manager

The AWS Secrets Manager is a secrets management service that protects access to your applications, services, and IT resources. This service doesn't necessitate the upfront investment or ongoing maintenance costs of operating your own infrastructure. With Secrets Manager, you can manage, rotate, and retrieve database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycle. This arrangement enables you to automate and securely manage the secrets used in your applications while eliminating the upfront and maintenance-heavy chores.

For more information, refer to the AWS Secrets Manager Documentation.

Overview of AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (SSM)

The AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store () provides secure, hierarchical storage for configuration data management and secrets management. It can store data such as passwords, database strings, , and license codes as parameter values. You can then use these parameters throughout your AWS infrastructure, in your templates, and during your runbook executions.

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