kubectl-modify-secret

kubectl-modify-secret

kubectl-modify-secret is a kubectl plugin that allows user to modify the secret without having to worry about doing base64 encoding/decoding.

This plugin pulls the secret from Kubernetes, and open the configured editor with just the decoded secret data. Once user makes changes, save and quit the editor, the plugin automatically apply the updated data to Kubernetes.

Installing

• install krew using instructions here
• run kubectl krew update
• run kubectl krew install modify-secret

Usage

• use namespace and kubeconfig from $KUBECONFIG current context

    kubectl modify-secret xyz

• provide namespace explicitly

    kubectl modify-secret xyz -n kube-system

• use different kubeconfig file

    kubectl modify-secret xyz --kubeconfig /path/to/different/kube/config