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Choosing a secrets vault for AI agent credentials
Use Vault, Doppler, or Infisical to keep model API keys and tool tokens out of code.
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What this lesson covers
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- 1The premise
- 2secrets management
- 3credentials
- 4rotation
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Section 1
The premise
Hardcoded API keys end up in public GitHub or tomorrow's incident — vaults exist for a reason.
What AI does well here
- Pull secrets at runtime, never bake them into images
- Rotate provider keys on a schedule
What AI cannot do
- Stop a malicious insider with valid access
- Replace per-tenant credential isolation
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