putSecretValue
Open source
putSecretValue
SecretsManagerClient.putSecretValue
updates a secret’s value in AWS’ secrets manager.
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
secretID | string | The ARN or name of the secret to update. |
secretString | string | The text data to encrypt and store in this new version of the secret. We recommend you use a JSON structure of key/value pairs for your secret value. |
versionID (optional) | string | Optional unique version identifier for the updated version of the secret. If no versionID is provided, an auto-generated UUID will be used instead. |
tags (optional) | Array<{“key”: “value”},> | A list of tags to attach to the secret. Each tag is a key and value pair of strings in a JSON text string |
Returns
Example
JavaScript
import exec from 'k6/execution';
import {
AWSConfig,
SecretsManagerClient,
} from 'https://jslib.k6.io/aws/0.12.3/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';
const testSecretValue = 'jslib-test-value';
export default async function () {
// Let's make sure our test secret is created
const testSecret = await secretsManager.createSecret(
testSecretName,
testSecretValue,
'this is a test secret, delete me.'
);
// Now that we know the secret exist, let's update its value
const newTestSecretValue = 'new-test-value';
const u = await secretsManager.putSecretValue(testSecretName, newTestSecretValue);
// Let's get its value back and verify it was indeed updated
const updatedSecret = await secretsManager.getSecret(testSecretName);
if (updatedSecret.secret !== newTestSecretValue) {
exec.test.abort('unable to update test secret');
}
}
A k6 script that will update a secret’s value in AWS secrets manager
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