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getSecret
SecretsManagerClient.getSecret downloads a secret from AWS secrets manager.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| secretID | string | The ARN or name of the secret to retrieve. |
Returns
Example
JavaScript
import exec from 'k6/execution';
import {
AWSConfig,
SecretsManagerClient,
} from 'https://jslib.k6.io/aws/0.14.0/secrets-manager.js';
const awsConfig = new AWSConfig({
region: __ENV.AWS_REGION,
accessKeyId: __ENV.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
secretAccessKey: __ENV.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
});
const secretsManager = new SecretsManagerClient(awsConfig);
const testSecretName = 'jslib-test-secret';
export default async function () {
// List the secrets the AWS authentication configuration
// gives us access to.
const secrets = await secretsManager.listSecrets();
if (secrets.filter((s) => s.name === testSecretName).length == 0) {
exec.test.abort('test secret not found');
}
// Let's get our test secret's value and print it.
const secret = await secretsManager.getSecret(testSecretName);
console.log(JSON.stringify(secret));
}A k6 script that will download a user’s secret from AWS secrets manager
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