You are asked to recommend a solution to store and retrieve sensitive configuration data from an application that runs on Compute Engine. Which…

Objective: Store and retrieve sensitive configuration data for an application running on Compute

Engine.

Solution: Use Secret Manager to securely store and manage access to sensitive configuration data.

Steps:

Step 1: Open the Google Cloud Console.

Step 2: Navigate to the Secret Manager section.

Step 3: Create a new secret and add the sensitive configuration data.

Step 4: Set appropriate IAM policies to control access to the secret.

Step 5: Update the application to retrieve the secret from Secret Manager using the appropriate

client libraries or APIs.

Secret Manager provides a secure and centralized way to manage sensitive information, with fine-

grained access control and audit logging capabilities.

Reference::

Secret Manager Documentation

Storing and Accessing Secrets